We study whether bank efficiency is related to bank ownership in Russia. We find that foreign banks are more efficient … than domestic private banks and – surprisingly – that domestic private banks are not more efficient than domestic public … banks. These results are not driven by the choice of production process, the bank’s environment, management’s risk …

We study whether bank efficiency is related to bank ownership in Russia. We find that foreign banks are more efficient … than domestic private banks and - surprisingly - that domes-tic private banks are not more efficient than domestic public … banks. These results are not driven by the choice of production process, the bank's environment, management's risk …

We study whether bank ownership is related to bank efficiency in Russia. We find that foreign banks are more efficient … than domestic private banks and – surprisingly – that domestic private banks are not more efficient than domestic public … banks. These results are not driven by the choice of the production process, the bank’s environment, the management’s risk …

We study whether bank efficiency is related to bank ownership in Russia. We find that foreign banks are more efficient … than domestic private banks and - surprisingly - that domestic private banks are not more efficient than domestic public … banks. These results are not driven by the choice of production process, the bank's environment, management's risk …

The aim of this paper is to analyze bank competition in Russia by measuring the market power of Russian banks and its … period studied. The mean Lerner index for Russian banks is of the same magnitude as those observed in developed countries … power for state-controlled banks nor less market power for foreign-owned banks. Finally, our analysis of the determinants of …

finding that all types of banks in Russia increase their lending before presidential elections supports the view that the … authorities in an electoral autocracy like Russia can influence lending of both private and state-owned banks for political …State-owned banks tend to increase lending before elections for the purpose of boosting the re-election odds of …

Russia has witnessed a high number of bank failures over the last two decades. Using monthly data for 2002 … election cycles in bank failures are more pronounced for banks associated with greater political costs. Overall, our results … provide mixed evidence that political cycles matter for the occurrence of bank failures in Russia. …

. While the dominant view sees a detrimental impact of competition on the stability of banks, this view has recently been … issue based on a large sample of Russian banks over the period 2001-2007 and employ the Lerner index as the metric of bank …

The aim of this paper is to analyze bank competition in Russia by measuring the market power of Russian banks and its … has only slightly improved during the period studied. The mean Lerner index for Russian banks is of the same magnitude as …. Furthermore, we find no greater market power for state-controlled banks nor less market power for foreign-owned banks. We would …

. While the dominant view sees a detrimental impact of competition on the stability of banks, this view has recently been … issue based on a large sample of Russian banks over the period 2001-2007 and in line with the previous literature we employ …