rate of growth of capital asset or income whether source of borrowing is bank or money lender. This is then formalized in a …

granular effects: if markets are very concentrated in terms of the size distribution of banks, idiosyncratic shocks at the bank … of itself, and it may also influence concentration in banking and thus the impact of bank-specific shocks for the … micro-macro panel dataset. Our research has three main findings: First, bank-level shocks significantly impact on GDP …

This paper analyzes the development of the banking sector in European transition countries. We find that, although bank … major players in the financial system of these countries. However, foreign bank presence and financial development in … than domestic banks. Furthermore, it appears that foreign and domestic bank performance tend to converge. …