competition in Russia during 2002-2008. The authors examine indicators of concentration and contestability, and compute non …-structural measures of competition. They compare competition in Russia to that in Brazil, China, and India, and contrast competition …The Russian banking sector includes approximately 1,000 banks, but is it competitive? This paper analyzes bank …

competition in Russia during 2002-2008. The authors examine indicators of concentration and contestability, and compute non …-structural measures of competition. They compare competition in Russia to that in Brazil, China, and India, and contrast competition …The Russian banking sector includes approximately 1,000 banks, but is it competitive? This paper analyzes bank …

Economic studies on the degree of competition (DC) in banking systems use various measures which are subsumed under the … measures. Thus, the economic validity of derived conclusions regarding the competition intensity is chal-lenged. …

This paper provides Russia's financial system strategy covering three blocks: banking sector, monetary policy and taxes …

In July, main negative trends observed in Russia's banking sector over the recent months persisted: deterioration of …

Late in 2014, Russia's banking sector was driven by the ruble's devaluation and mounting crisis-related developments in …

, providing the ability to draw reliable conclusions. We find that MENA banks operate under monopolistic competition. Our findings …

Competition in the financial sector, as in other sectors, matters for allocative, productive, and dynamic efficiency …. Theory suggests, however, that unfettered competition is not necessarily best given the special features of financial … services. The author discusses these analytical complications before reviewing how to assess competition in the financial …