in a way that reduces economic welfare. This report reviews the current status of competition policy in Turkey, focusing …Competition in domestic markets is critical to ensure increased international competitiveness. Firms facing more …. Competition policies are defined as the set of policies and a law ensuring that competition in the marketplace is not restricted …

"Under the traditional "competition-fragility" view, more bank competition erodes market power, decreases profit … margins, and results in reduced franchise value that encourages bank risk taking. Under the alternative "competition …-stability" view, more market power in the loan market may result in greater bank risk as the higher interest rates charged to loan …

"The relationships among competition in the financial sector, access of firms to external financing, and associated … economic growth are ambiguous in theory. Moreover, measuring competition in the financial sector can be complex. In this paper … Claessens and Laeven first estimate for 16 countries a measure of banking system competition based on industrial organization …

of convergence of transition countries with developed market economies. The study focuses on competition and market …. "--World Bank web site …

financial and competition regulation. There have been several surveys of regulatory responses. This note takes a step back, to …, particularly around competition and market structure. The focus is on economic and technological forces that apply broadly across … market structure and competition outcomes …