… in developing a theory of bank size distribution. Although we do … as: How costly were the
pre-1980 limits on bank size? How … We use fourth quarter data on all commercial banks in the …

… I review a number of theories of bank size heterogeneity, and I concentrate on those theories
that tend to explain the small-banks phenomenon not as a transitory situation but as the …

… The data source for the empirical analysis of the assets size distribution of US commercial
banks is Reports on Condition and Income (Call Reports) provided by the Federal Financial …

… ), who studied the size distribution in the banking industry from … in the number of banks is
not due to exit from banking. Despite … in the bank size distribution could have an impact on the …

… effects of bank size on banks’ funding decisions and ultimately on system-… Size distribution
of large banks … small and large banks, but the size distribution among large banks is itself …

… direct subsidies,1 increases the size and the number of small firms … on bank credit for capital
financing. Mid-sized firms induced to switch to bank credit from bond issuance shrink in size. …

… Also, let us assume for simplicity that our bank expects on … by the bank's lending and investing
policy such that on the … with reserve management and bank size. Consider first the case …

… indices as a function of α for banking systems with N = 100 and N = 500 institutions. It
shows that the most elastic index to changes in bank size distribution is the HHI. Its value (peaking …

… size, heating rate, and retention time, as well as the effects of the interactions of these variables
on the … The sorption, porosity, and pore size distribution of biochars prepared at different …

… We also present evidence on the composition of bank portfolios across size classes. … The
clear pattern of our results is that in the 1980s banks in the middle of the size distribution (with …