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Testing for Collusion in the Hong Kong Banking Sector

Wong, Jim; Wong, Eric; Fong, Tom; Choi, Ka-fai - Hong Kong Monetary Authority - 2007

This working paper examines the degree of collusion in the banking sector of Hong Kong based on the conjectural variation approach. The results suggest that banks in Hong Kong operated in a competitive fashion in the loan market during the period 1991-2002 with no significant sign of collusion...

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The profit-structure relationship, efficiency and mergers in the European banking industry: an empirical assessment

Punt, L.W.; Rooij, M.C.J. van - de Nederlandsche Bank - 1999

-structure relationship because it stimulates both profitability and market share. Bank mergers in recent years have been successful because …, on average, X-efficiency and profitability have improved after the consolidation. Moreover, there are no indications of … unfavourable price setting behaviour as a result of increased market power. …

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Regulation and Competition in German Banking: An Assessment

Fischer, Karl-Hermann; Pfeil, Christian - Center for Financial Studies - 2003

In Germany a public discussion on the power of banks has been going on for decades now with the term power having at least two meanings. On the one hand, it denotes the power of banks to control public corporations through direct shareholdings or the exercise of proxy votes this is the power of...

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National Champions and the Competitive Structure of the Russian Banking Market

A. Vernikov. - In: VOPROSY ECONOMIKI 3 (2013)

collecting rent that boosts profitability. We suggest that Russia’s industrial policy in banking might be similar to that of …

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Regulation and Competition in German Banking: An Assessment

Fischer, Karl-Hermann; Pfeil, Christian - Center for Financial Studies - 2003

In Germany a public discussion on the "power of banks" has been going on for decades now with the term "power" having at least two meanings. On the one hand, it denotes the power of banks to control public corporations through direct shareholdings or the exercise of proxy votes – this is the...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005022411

Market Structure, Scale Efficiency, and Risk as Determinants of German Banking Profitability

Yu, Peiyi; Neus, Werner - Wirtschaftswissenschaftlichen Fakultät, … - 2005

existence of overall economies of scale, we conclude that German banks may improve their profitability by increasing their asset … size and/or by consolidation. The increased banking profitability will not only come from monopolistic power (higher …

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Prudential Regulation and Competition in Financial Markets

Ahrend, Rudiger; Arnold, Jens; Murtin, Fabrice - Economics Department, Organisation de Coopération et … - 2009

This paper examines how a range of stability-oriented regulatory policies for banking and insurance are related to selected stability and competition outcomes in these sectors. Based on survey information on financial market regulation, policy indicators for eight areas of prudential banking...

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An empirical investigation of the effects of concentration on profitability among US banks

Fiona, Tregenna - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2006

This paper analyses the effects of concentration on profitability in the US banking sector from 1994-2005, using bank … relationship between concentration and profitability. Strong support is found for the Structure-Conduct-Performance hypothesis, as … and specifications, and to various measures of profitability and of concentration. Further analysis sheds light on the …

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What types of banks profit most from fees charged? A cross-country examination of bank-specific and country-level determinants

Tennant, David; Sutherland, Richard - In: Journal of Banking & Finance 49 (2014) C, pp. 178-190

The perception that banks are exploiting customers through their fee-charging practices in a bid to maximize profits, has fuelled widespread public interest in identifying the banks that profit most heavily from fees. Using hierarchical cross-country regression analyses, this paper seeks to...

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Technical Efficiency of Large Bank Production in Asia and the Pacific

Sathye, Milind - In: Multinational Finance Journal 9 (2005) 1-2, pp. 1-22

This study investigates the efficiency of large commercial banks in Asia and the Pacific region. In particular, the overall technical efficiency, pure technical efficiency and scale efficiency has been estimated, the factors (including, the environmental factors) that influence efficiency of...

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