This paper investigates conflicts of interest associated with relationship banking. Using a sample of 270 German …

In the aftermath of the recent financial crisis, the international banking system attracted much attention by …

Most previous research on efficiency in banking takes a regulatory perspective. In contrast, this paper investigates … cost leadership for the European banking market. Banks following this strategic position were able to achieve higher excess …

important to avoid misinterpretation about the status of efficiency of the total banking sector. Finally, despite ongoing … fundamental changes in Europe?s largest banking system, efficiency rank stability is very high in the short run. However, we also …

Banks perform similar functions all over the world. Nevertheless, the banking systems around the world are very … project, I combine banking and economic data of five EU countries on NUTS 2 level. I focus on different characteristics of … regional banking systems such as the corporate forms of banks (private banks, co-operative banks, public savings banks) or the …