This paper examines market concentration and its effect on competition in the Chinese commercial banking market. This … study also investigates how changes in competition have affected the financial stability of Chinese commercial banks. To … increasingly less concentrated market with an increased number of banks. Along with a decreased market concentration, competition …

This study tests the impact of banking sector reform and competition on bank stability based on the unbalanced data … relationship between bank competition and stability are more pronounced if the bank sector experienced a higher level of bank … relationship between the market power and bank fragility, but also confirm the positive relationship between bank reform and …

In this paper, we examine the influence of bank regulation, concentration, and financial and institutional development … on commercial bank margins and profitability across a broad selection of Middle East and North Africa (MENA) countries …. The empirical results suggest that bank-specific characteristics, in particular bank capitalization and credit risk, have …

In this paper, we examine the influence of bank regulation, concentration, and financial and institutional development … on commercial bank margins and profitability across a broad selection of Middle East and North Africa (MENA) countries …. We cover the 1989-2005 period and control for a wide array of macroeconomic, financial, and bank characteristics. The …