"The deregulation of the banking industry during the 1990s provides a natural (public policy) experiment for …, capital structure, and investment opportunity set. Consistent with theoretical predictions, we find that after deregulation … these relationships become more powerful in our post- deregulation period"--Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago web site …

"We review how deregulation, technological advance, and increased competitive rivalry have affected the size and health …

-border expansions were heavily constrained, while after deregulation banks from EU countries have instead been allowed to branch freely … into other EU countries. Concurrently to the process of deregulation, European banking industries have also experienced a …