Community (EAC) countries2. The results show that the degree of competition is low due to a combination of structural and socio …

technology exhibits increasing returns to scale, or it is relatively efficient, then perfect competition is optimal and supports …, or is relatively inefficient, then imperfect competition and intermediate levels of bank risks are optimal. These results …

It is widely perceived that competition in the Indian banking sector has increased since the inception of the financial … competitive conditions and earns revenues as if under monopolistic competition. …

far-reaching banking sector reforms undertaken in Uganda to improve competition and efficiency. Using models that have … been previously used only in industrial countries, we find that the level of competition has increased significantly and …

This paper investigates the empirical relationship between competition in the financial sector and the creation of … firms in the non-financial sector. It finds that bank competition has an overall positive effect on firm creation. However …, consistent with theories of banking arguing that competition may reduce the availability of credit to informationally opaque …

As in other sectors, competition in finance matters for allocative, productive and dynamic efficiency. Theory suggests …, however, that unfettered competition is not first best given the special features of finance. I review these analytics and … describe how to assess the degree of competition in markets for financial services. Existing research shows that the degree of …

conclusions. First, further steps in regional integration would enhance competition and produce large economic benefits for both …