in bank profitability post-privatization, although differences exist between developed and developing countries. Notably …This paper revisits trends in bank privatization and analyzes their economic impact over the past 25 years. Building on … a novel data set of privatization events for 70 developed and developing countries, it shows that bank privatization …

risky, which is consistent with the demise of the U.S. investment banking sector. "--World Bank web site …"This paper examines the implications of bank activity and short-term funding strategies for bank risk and returns … banks, however, attract most of their short-term funding in the form of non-deposits at a cost of enhanced bank fragility …

The costs of financial intermediation have important consequences for financial development. Using bank-level data for … 160 countries during 2005-14, this paper analyzes the composition and sources of bank net interest margins. First, it uses … underlying bank-level, structural, macroeconomic, and institutional determinants of net interest margins. Finally, the paper uses …