Strategic and Queue effects on Entry in Spanish Banking
This paper analyzes the factors that influence entry and geographic diversification decisions, a topic of special strategic interest in a context of growing globalization. The empirical model we propose is tested in a framework- the Spanish savings-bank market-where recent deregulation has eliminated the legal barriers to entry. Our results show two important conclusions for the evolution of the effects of branching deregulation in Europe and the US. First, it seems that entry in new geographical markets has been impeded by the strategic interactions between entrants and incumbents. Second, savings banks exhibit a preference for closer locations at the time of expanding, which may have undermined the effects of deregulation and its potential benefits for consumers. Copyright (c) 2001 Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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2001
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Authors: | Fuentelsaz, Lucio ; Gomez, Jaime |
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Journal of Economics & Management Strategy. - Wiley Blackwell. - Vol. 10.2001, 4, p. 529-563
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Wiley Blackwell |
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