... to the lending-to-deposit spread and return on asset in times of high EPU. The findings also reveal that high EPU has a positive effect on the return on equity of the banking sector in Asia and the region of the Americas. Bank profitability Economic policy uncertainty EPU Profitability determinants...

..., from 2006 to 2007. Design/methodology/approach The study considers profitability determinants at the firm as well as industry affiliation levels in examining hypotheses developed from resource‐based approaches. Seemingly unrelated regression (SUR) was used to detect the combination of variables...