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Banking sector output and labour productivity in six European countries
Mörttinen, Leena - EconWPA - 2004
discussion on possible causes of productivity change in banking. We demonstrate how the banking sector’s service production can … productivity Tornqvist indices for six countries (Finland, Sweden, United Kingdom, Germany, France and Italy) over a period varying … from 11 to 20 years. According to the results, Finnish banking sector productivity has improved via a substantial reduction …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005134839
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Further evidence on the link between finance and growth: An international analysis of community banking and economic performance
Berger, Allen N.; Hasan, Iftekhar; Klapper, Leora F. - EconWPA - 2004
We seek to contribute to both the finance-growth literature and the community banking literature by testing the effects of the relative health of community banks on economic growth and investigating potential transmission mechanisms for these effects using data from 1993–2000 on 49 nations....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005134638
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An approach to bank insolvency in transition and emerging economies
Mayes, David G. - EconWPA - 2004
In the light of the inequity of the way losses from bank insolvencies and their avoidance through intervention by the authorities have been distributed over creditors, depositors, owners and the population at large in transition and emerging economies, this paper explores a number of regulatory...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005134654
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Efficiency of Banks in Regions at Different Stage of European Integration Process
Stavarek, Daniel - EconWPA - 2005
This paper estimates commercial banks’ efficiency in three relatively homogenous groups of countries with different level of economic development and different involvement in the process of European integration. The first group consists of Portugal and Greece, the second group is represented...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005413069
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Banken, instituties en zachte budgetbeperkingen tijdens de transitie
Haas, Ralph de - EconWPA - 2002
De juridische bescherming van banken en aandeelhouders beïnvloedt de omvang en kwaliteit van het financiële systeem en daarmee de economische groei. Gebrekkige (juridische) instituties in transitie-economieën kunnen de economische ontwikkeling van deze landen dan ook afremmen. Zo dragen...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005413152
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Risk in Financial Conglomerates: Management and Supervision
Lelyveld, Iman van; Schilder, Arnold - EconWPA - 2003
Financial conglomerates, combining banking, securities trading, and insurance, have become an important part of the financial landscape in many countries. Cross-sector consolidation has been fostered by trends such as disintermediation, globalization, and deregulation creating new challenges for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005413195
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Further evidence on the link between finance and growth: An international analysis of community banking and economic performance
Berger, Allen N.; Hasan, Iftekhar; Klapper, Leora F. - EconWPA - 2004
We seek to contribute to both the finance-growth literature and the community banking literature by testing the effects of the relative health of community banks on economic growth and investigating potential transmission mechanisms for these effects using data from 1993–2000 on 49 nations....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005561768