Does the pre-deal geographic overlap of the branches of two banks affect the probability that they merge, post-announcement stock returns, and post-merger performance? We compile information on U.S. bank acquisitions from 1984 through 2016, construct several measures of network overlap, and...

This paper uses new data and new econometric techniques to investigate the impact of international financial integration on economic growth and also to assess whether this relationship depends on the level of economic development, financial development, legal system development, government...