manufacturing industries over the 1995-2006 period. Taking into account industry differences in the need for external finance, we …

power at the central of this inquiry. I examine the behaviour of large semiconductor manufacturing firms in an attempt to …

We analyze the stability of efficiency rankings of German universal banks between 1993 and 2004. First, we estimate …

Originally, U.S. savings banks were owned by their depositors. In recent decades, many savings banks have "demutualized … (including banks' ownership type). We then measure the effect on depositor welfare of a simulated demutualization of all customer …-owned savings banks. We find that depositors' welfare would increase on average. In particular, if demutualize savings banks offered …

very careful monitoring of soundness of all foreign banks, not only those from nodal countries; a close collaboration of … National Bank of Romania (NBR) with the regulatory and supervisory authorities in the countries of origin of foreign banks … branches; as well as a higher emphasis on the conduct of business of the banks and consumer protection. As for the banks …

indicate that not only small banks, but instate and more particularly one bank holding company banks devote more of their … assets to small business and farm loans. Banks owned by out-of-state holding companies do not. Low to moderately branched … banks are also active in these markets. In this respect the smaller, more simply structured bank may possess a relative …

measures of profitability in the sector. They were indicating that the accumulation of assets eats into the incomes of banks in …