... strand of literature shows that low liquidity risk may increase bank risk-taking (as measured by Z-score) and lowering bank stability. This study also aims to investigate the moderating influence of the COVID-19 crisis and bank size on the relationship between funding liquidity and bank risk...

... of individual banks or whether it is affected by systematic characteristics such as bank size and ownership structure. Design/methodology/approach The study uses bank level data from BankScope for a total sample of 83 UK banks and building societies. The period under consideration extends from 2005 to 2009...