Hake, Mariya - In: Focus on European Economic Integration (2012) 3, pp. 48-68
Using data from the Amadeus firm-level database, this paper explores the impact of banking sector concentration on … precrisis period 2002–2007. Our findings indicate that banking sector concentration has a positive effect, raising firm debt … when banking markets are more concentrated. Furthermore, the positive impact of banking sector concentration is weakened by …