Three Essays on Post-Financial Crisis Banking Supervision Programs in the European Union

This dissertation provides empirical evidence on the costs and benefits of EU-wide supervisory programs post-Financial Crisis and European Sovereign Debt Crisis, focusing on stress tests by the EBA and the European Banking Union's impact on supervision. It examines the efficacy of stress tests, loan supply effects, and interbank lending among ECB-supervised banks, offering insights into the success of these programs for financial stability.