Claessens and Laeven first estimate for 16 countries a measure of banking system competition based on industrial organization …' banking systems allows financially dependent industries to grow faster. These results are robust under a variety of tests. The … in banking"--World Bank web site …

This article investigates the nexus of competition and stability in European banking. It analyzes the European legal … framework for competition policy in banking and several cases that pertain to anti-cartel policy, merger policy, and state …-aid control. It discusses whether and how competition policy should be amended in order to preserve the stability of the banking …