Information asymmetries favouring the supplier in the production of good health have long been acknowledged as an anomaly in medical markets creating the potential for inefficiency. Such asymmetries may undermine the physician/patient relationship. And given these asymmetries, patient trust may...

This article investigates the effects of competition on bank risk taking behaviour in four South East Asian countries (Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines and Vietnam). Our main finding is that competition does not increase bank risk-taking behaviour and the results appear robust to different model...