examines the interplay among bank behavior, market structure, and regulation from the perspective of a variety of public policy … issues, including bank competition and risk, market discipline, antitrust issues, and capital regulation. New to this edition …1 The Banking Environment -- 2 Alternative Perspectives on Bank Behavior -- 3 The Industrial Economics of Banking -- 4 …

bank behavior, market structure, and regulation. It addresses a wide range of public policy topics, including bank … issues as the implications of large increases in bank reserve holdings in recent years, effects of nonprice competition …

This paper presents recent trends in bank ownership across countries and summarizes the evidence regarding the … implications of bank ownership structure for bank performance and competition, financial stability, and access to finance. The … the impact of government bank ownership suggests few benefits, especially for developing countries …

This paper presents recent trends in government and foreign bank ownership across countries and summarizes the evidence … regarding the implications of bank ownership structure for bank performance and competition, financial stability, and access to … expanding access to credit. The record on the impact of government bank ownership suggests few benefits, especially for …

Cross-border banking in emerging markets and developing economies has expanded across most World Bank regions and has … become large relative to some home and host economies. This paper analyzes recent trends of bank activities of financial …