Does an increase in competition increase or decrease bank stability? I exploit how the state-specific process of … significantly increases bank stability. This result is robust to the inclusion of additional fixed effects and other influences … loans and increases bank profitability. These findings suggest that competition increases stability as it improves bank …

of whether competition, regulation and stability matter for efficiency in the banking system. Data from 440 commercial …

orientation, stability, and asset quality by analyzing a large sample of banks from 60 countries around the world. Our findings …