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 …

gives a brief description of the evolution of the Finnish banking crisis and its handling. In the first section, the salient … features of the Finnish banking system are described. We then briefly discuss the liberalization process, macroeconomic and … banking crisis. The list of references is by no means exhaustive, and it is designed mainly to help foreign readers to find …

The paper gives a brief description of the evolution of the Finnish banking crisis and its handling. In the first … section, the salient features of the Finnish banking system are described. We then briefly discuss the liberalization process … rationalization of the banking sector. The paper includes references to recent articles and discussion papers dealing with important …