This paper analyzes the productive differences of banking among countries. It proposes a Malmquist type index that allows intercountry productivity differences to be broken down into pure technological differences and differences due to environmental effects. The most relevant feature of this...

[ger] Der intertemporale haushaltsmässige Zwang in der öffentlichen Verwaltung : die Folgen für die Veranschlagung der öffentlichen Def izite, . von Michel Dietsch, Olivier Garnier.. . Die durch das Ansteigen der öffentlichen Verschuldung hervorgerufenen Bedenken sind zweifacher Art....

The recent banking crisis has revealed the existence of strong resiliency factors in the retail banking business model. On average, retail banks suffered less than other financial institutions from unexpected market changes. This paper proposes a new methodology to measure retail banks' business...

The recent banking crisis has revealed the existence of strong resiliency factors in the retail banking business model. On average, retail banks suffered less than other financial institutions from unexpected market changes. This paper proposes a new methodology to measure retail banks’...