In the first part (in the previous issue of Economic Review) of this two-part study, the authors identified a number of possible benefits from combining banking and commerce, including portfolio diversification, the creation of internal capital markets, and economies of scale and scope. This...

The policy debate on whether to strengthen or to remove the legal barriers between banking and commerce has paid little attention to what the practical effects of removing the barriers would be. To help answer this question, this article, the first part of a two-part study, provides an overview...

Am 28. Oktober 2015 fand der diesjährige ifo Branchen-Dialog statt, wiederum unterstützt vom Bayerischen Staatsministerium für Wirtschaft und Medien, Energie und Technologie sowie der Industrie- und Handelskammer für München und Oberbayern. Nach der Begrüßung durch den Präsidenten der...

Am 9. November 2016 fand der diesjährige ifo Branchen-Dialog statt, wiederum unterstützt vom Bayerischen Staatsministerium für Wirtschaft und Medien, Energie und Technologie sowie der Industrie- und Handelskammer für München und Oberbayern. Nach der Begrüßung durch den...

The policy debate on whether to strengthen or to remove the legal barriers between banking and commerce has paid little attention to what the practical effects of removing the barriers would be. To help answer this question, this article, the first part of a two-part study, provides an overview...

In the first part (in the previous issue of Economic Review) of this two-part study, the authors identified a number of possible benefits from combining banking and commerce, including portfolio diversification, the creation of internal capital markets, and economies of scale and scope. This...