Intro -- Contents -- I. INTRODUCTION -- II. TYPES OF AVIATION TAX -- III. AVIATION TAXES IN PRACTICE -- IV. ENVIRONMENTAL AND OTHER EXTERNALITIES -- V. TAXING INTERNATIONAL AVIATION: BASIC PRINCIPLES -- VI. THE IMPLICATIONS OF NON-ENVIRONMENTAL DISTORTIONS IN INTERNATIONAL AVIATION -- VII....

Studying a large number of banks in various countries between 1999 and 2006, we document that foreign banks perform better when from a high income country, when host country competition is limited, and when they are large and rely more on deposits for funding. Foreign banks' performance improves...