We assess the influence of competition and capital regulation on the stability of the banking system. We particularly … requirements can lead to more entry into banking, essentially by reducing the competitive strength of lower quality banks. We also ….g. one country that opens up its banking system for competitors but not vice versa. …

-crisis period. Fourth, the net effect from the: pre-crisis period is lower on money supply and banking system efficiency; post …

statistically significant). Looking at financial instability, the paper finds that banking crises predict increases in state …-ownership but that there is no evidence that high state-ownership predicts banking crises. Focusing on bank performance, the paper …