"An apparent temporary narrowing of income inequality has been observed during several recent banking crises. But it …

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 …

banking business in low-income countries; (2) the growing internationalization of these markets through the presence of …