The financial crisis of 2008 highlighted the debilitating effect that a disruption in the banking sector can have on the macro-economy. Not surprisingly, therefore, preserving banking sector stability has occupied center stage in regulatory and policy making circles. As well, the popular...

Does deregulation of bank entry enhance bank stability or exacerbate bank fragility? Since the theoretically predicted effect of deregulation of bank entry on bank failures is ambiguous, this question has to be answered empirically. In this paper, we analyze the impact of deregulation of entry...