Many studies have attempted to investigate the determinants and implications of competition
in the banking industry. The literature on the measurement of competition can be divided …

This article applies the Generalized Method of Moments technique for dynamic panels using
bank-level data for 42 Asian countries over the period 1994 to 2008 to investigate the …

Using multi-year, firm-level surveys for 53 countries, this paper explores the impact of bank
competition on firms' access to finance. We find that low competition, as measured by high …

This paper analyses the relationship between market power in the loan and deposit markets
and efficiency in the EU-15 countries over 1993–2002. Results show the existence of a …

Studies of banking competition and competitive behavior both within and across countries
typically utilise only one of the few measures that are available. In trying to assess the …

This article examines the relationship between competition and the performance of
Microfinance Institutions (MFIs). We measure competition by constructing a Lerner index …

Purpose This study examines the relationship between banks' competition performance and
risk-taking behavior concerning the impacts of bank size and the recent global financial …

Our paper aims to check whether financial integration has taken place on the EU banking
markets, by investigating the convergence in banking efficiency for European countries …

Banks use different risk management practices with varying levels of sophistication. This
paper examines the factors that determine the choice of risk-management practices. In a …

The aim of the study is to analyse the explanatory factors of market power in the banking
system. Using as laboratory the Spanish banking system in the period 1986–2002, results …