"Under the traditional "competition-fragility" view, more bank competition erodes market power, decreases profit … margins, and results in reduced franchise value that encourages bank risk taking. Under the alternative "competition …-stability" view, more market power in the loan market may result in greater bank risk as the higher interest rates charged to loan …

measurement of bank efficiency, competition, and liquidity creation a critical issue for both policy makers and bank managers … stability, examining the cases of fourteen Asia Pacific countries between 2003 and 2010, and goes on to discuss whether bank … insight for researchers, policy makers and bank managers with an interest in financial rationalization, restructuring and …