This paper examines the Leverage Ratio and Total Capital Ratio of global versus non-global banks in both the pre- and post-crisis periods. A panel data set of 165 global and non-global financial institutions from 38 countries is used for the period 1999-2015 and a random effects model is...

This study investigates the relationship between profitability and market power in the banking sector using data from the financial reports of the banks that operated in Serbia and Montenegro, covering the period from the first quarter of 2010 to the last quarter of 2019. In order to investigate...

The aim of this paper was to analyse the relationship be-tween market concentration and market interest rate. Taking intothought the relationship between the level of concentration within amarket and the level of competition, it can be deduced that an incre-ment in concentration results in a...

Central banks often use certain concentration indices in their official reports to determine the degree of intensity of competition, of which the most common are the concentration ratio and the Herfindahl-Hirschman index. It is important to emphasize that when calculating the value of these...

This paper illustrates a case where an increase of the in-terest rates improves the economic activity and reduces incomeinequality. This theoretical exercise deals with a simple model ofdisequilibrium with accountant identities of budget constraints. Inaddition, and following previous models,...

This study explores the effect of regulatory governance on financial stability using cross-sectional data from 55 countries. The findings show that regulatory governance and various subcomponents of regulatory governance are positively correlated with financial stability in the selected...

The paper describes the mechanism of overlapping lever-age ratio requirement and macroprudential capital buffers and as-sociated implications for the resilience of the banking sector. It ex-amines to what extent capital buffers can be usable to absorb lossesin the case of the Czech banking...

Six years after the outbreak of the financial crisis that had shaken the global financial system, experts and analysts all over the world continue discussing the effectiveness, scope and adequacy of mechanisms and measures implemented in the meantime, as well as the adequacy of the underlying...

The 2008 and 2011 crises have durably affected the conditions of monetary policy transmission, particularly in the euro area. However, it is generally considered that the European Central Bank’s (ECB) monetary policy truly became unconventional only at a late stage. Our contribution is...

The financial system of Serbia is highly bank-centric and euroised, which is a common specific feature of financial systems in developing countries. High level of euroisation represents an adequate environment for the development of emphasized interaction of foreign exchange and credit risks;...