existence of overall economies of scale, we conclude that German banks may improve their profitability by increasing their asset … size and/or by consolidation. The increased banking profitability will not only come from monopolistic power (higher …

about the pass-through of monetary policy. On the one hand, negative rates could lead to declining bank profitability making … interest rates per se. This paper uses a large micro level data set of the German bank universe to examine how banks behave in … this uncharted territory. The evidence found suggests that bank’s business model, i.e. the share of overnight deposits …

about the pass-through of monetary policy. On the one hand, negative rates could lead to declining bank profitability making … interest rates per se. This paper uses a large micro level data set of the German bank universe to examine how banks behave in … this uncharted territory. The evidence found suggests that bank's business model, i.e. the share of overnight deposits …

about the pass-through of monetary policy. On the one hand, negative rates could lead to declining bank profitability making … interest rates per se. This paper uses a large micro level data set of the German bank universe to examine how banks behave in … this uncharted territory. The evidence found suggests that bank's business model, i.e. the share of overnight deposits …

period 1994-2007, the decline was strongest for those banks that use more than sector-average amounts of derivatives. Only in … profitability matters for the asset-liability dependency but not in the same way for all three sectors. Asset-liability dependency …