The paper investigates EU banks' profitability through the recent financial cycle using banklevelbalance sheet and …, such as higher reliance on fees andcommission income, were associated with better profitability post-crisis …

Schemes of residual profit allocation (RPA) tax multinationals by allocating their 'routine' profits to countries in … which their activities take place and sharing their remaining 'residual' profit across countries on some formulaic basis …

This paper explores the determinants of profitability across large euro area banks using a novel approach based on … conditional profitability distributions. Real GDP growth and the NPL ratio are shown to be the most reliable determinants of bank … profitability. However, the estimated conditional distributions reveal that, while higher growth would raise profits on average, a …

We analyze how bank profitability impacts financial stability from both theoretical and empirical perspectives. We … first develop a theoretical model of the relationship between bank profitability and financial stability by exploring the … empirical determinants of bank risks and profitability, and how the level and the source of bank profitability affect risks for …

sectoral business cycle sensitivity affected corporate profitability during the recovery period of the global financial crisis … (GFC). Using cross-sectional analyses, our findings indicate that corporate profitability improved significantly after the … be significant in explaining changes in corporate profitability …

The profitability of Italian banks depends, among other factors, on the strength of the ongoing economic recovery, the … resolving nonperforming loans (NPLs) and to foster banking sector consolidation. Improved profitability would enable banks to … smaller banks face profitability pressures, even under favorable assumptions. There is thus a need to push ahead decisively on …

effects on profitability, and discusses policy options to facilitate a consolidation process that is as effective as possible …. A bottom-up analysis of 386 Italian banks suggests that while profitability is expected to improve as the economy … profitability. Banking system consolidation can play a role in facilitating such efficiency gains, but its effectiveness is likely …