competition in the banking sector after the state interventions of the past years is a key step in this process. This book … introduces and explains a relatively new concept in competition measurement: the performance-conduct-structure (PCS) indicator … competition presenting a brief survey of the complex relationship between financial stability and competition. The theoretical …

1. Introduction / Jacob A. Bikker and Michiel van Leuvensteijn -- 2. Potential obstacles for competition in the … financial sector / Jacob A. Bikker and Michiel van Leuvensteijn -- 3. The efficiency of firms : what difference does competition … make? / Donald A. Hay and Guy S. Liu -- 4. A new way to measure competition / Jan Boone -- 5. Measuring performance of …