This paper analyses the institutional framework for pharmacies in Germany and competition in that sector, which is … characterized by significant competition deficits. Based on our diagnosis and findings the advantages and disadvantages of two …

efficiency comparisons across different samples. We use a latent class stochastic frontier model to estimate simultaneously … multiple technology regimes and group membership probabilities. The latter are conditioned on six bank traits of German banks … specific cost parameters to measure competition with Lerner indices. Large, national universal banks and the smallest, most …

In this paper we review the main findings on competition and efficiency for the German banking sector. Our aim is to … changes of the banking system, potentially with consequences for competition and efficiency. …In diesem Papier geben wir einen Überblick über den Wettbewerb und die Effizienz im deutschen Bankensektor. Wir nehmen …

In this paper we analyse public sector efficiency in the new member states of the European Union compared to that in … emerging markets. After a conceptual discussion of expenditure efficiency measurement issues, we compute efficiency scores and … rankings by applying a range of measurement techniques. The study finds that expenditure efficiency across new EU member states …

estimate bank-specific Lerner indices as measures of competition and test if cost and profit efficiency are negatively related … cost savings. We suggest a united approach to measure competition and efficiency simultaneously to test this hypothesis. We …

, and international trade also raise firm efficiency in the industry. Results strongly confirm that market competition …The Slovenian transition represents a slow but steady liberalization of constraints on competition. Using a unique … longitudinal data set on all manufacturing firms in Slovenia over the period 1994-2001, this study analyzes how firm efficiency …

. S. bank holding companies, we obtain evidence on market discipline: we find that higher managerial ownership at most …

impact of efficiency, as well as concentration, on banking competition measured by the Net Interest Margin (NIM), controlling …On the road to the new landscape in EU banking brought on by the financial crisis we assess the relationship between … the level of competitiveness and efficiency. We estimate X-inefficiency for a sample of banks operating in the European …

the impact of M&As in European banking on profitability and efficiency, considering the breakdown between domestic and … diversify the sources of revenues was apparent. The cost and profit efficiency analysis based on 33 bank-to-bank mergers … examining the state of concentration and competition in the domestic banking markets and the role of the regulatory changes and …

This paper addresses the relationship between bank competition and efficiency by computing Lerner indices and cost … efficiency. This suggests that measures to increase bank competition in the Chinese context are not detrimental to efficiency. … competition over the period, even as cost efficiency improves. In a departure from the empirical literature showing that …