My research explores the intersection of banking, regulation, and financial stability, with a particular focus on how policy interventions and market discipline shape the resilience and behavior of financial institutions.
Publications (selected)
Berger, A.N., Nistor, S., Ongena, S., Tsyplakov, S. (2025). Catch, restrict, and release: The real story of bank bailouts. Review of Corporate Finance Studies, cfaf001.
Jiang, W., Hu, Y., Nistor, S. and Xu, Y. (2025). Bank profitability under environmental and climate pressures: The case of European banks. Journal of Applied Economics, 28(1): 2491397.
Farcas, I.G., Nistor, S. (2025). Does national culture affect macroprudential policy? An international investigation of regulatory behavior on macroprudential interventions. Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Finance, 45: 101018.
Korzeb, Z., Nistor, S., Niedziółka, P. (2023). Sovereign creditworthiness and bank foreign ownership. An empirical investigation of the European banking sector. Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions & Money, 89: 101857.
Farcas, I.G., Nistor, S. (2023). The impact of culture on government interventions in the banking sector. Economic Modelling, 129: 106518.
Nistor, S., Ongena, S. (2023). The impact of policy interventions on systemic risk across banks. Journal of Financial Services Research, 64: 155–206.
Andries, A.M., Nistor, S., Sprincean, N. (2020). The impact of central bank transparency on systemic risk. Evidence from Central and Eastern Europe. Research in International Business and Finance, 51: 100921.
Andries, A.M., Nistor, S., Ongena, S., Sprincean, N. (2020). On Becoming an O-SII ('Other Systemically Important Institution'). Journal of Banking and Finance, 111: 105723.
Masca, S.G., Nistor, S., Vaidean, V.L. (2019). Do government arrangements matter for CEE countries’ growth? A two-piece puzzle perspective. Applied Economics Letters, 26(19): 1612-1626.
Andries, A.M., Capraru, S.B., Nistor, S. (2018). Corporate governance and efficiency in banking: Evidence from emerging economies. Applied Economics, 50(34-35): 3812-3832.
Andries, A.M., Nistor S. (2018). Systemic risk and foreign currency positions of banks: Evidence from Emerging Europe. Eastern European Economics, 56(5): 382-421.
Mera, V., Nistor, S., Silaghi, M.I. (2018). Is education important in assessing the impact of institutions on economic growth in emerging economies? Applied Economics, 50(34-35): 3840-3854.
Andrieș, A.M., Ieșan-Muntean, F., Nistor, S. (2016). The effectiveness of policy interventions in CEE countries. Eastern Journal of European Studies, 7(1): 93-124.
Andries, A.M., Nistor S. (2016), Systemic risk, corporate governance and regulation of banks across emerging countries. Economics Letters, 144: 59-63.
Working papers
Do “Too-Big-To-Fail” banks receive preferential treatment in bailouts? Surprising results from a cross-country analysis (with Allen N. Berger, Steven Ongena and Sergey Tsyplakov)