associated with bank soundness. Using data for over 3,000 banks in 86countries, we find that neither the overall index of BCP …

We use data for more than 2,600 European banks to test whether increased competition causes banks to hold higher … capital ratios. Employing panel data techniques, and distinguishing between the competitive conduct of small and large banks …, we show that banks tend to hold higher capital ratios when operating in a more competitive environment. This result holds …

Did the occurrence of systemic banking crises in the 1990s and 2000s significantly alter the behavior of banks in the … literature-to post-crisis bank behavior. Using a panel dataset of commercial banks during the period 1990-2006, we analyze the …