Bank profitability in the USA was extremely high in the pre-crisis period, yet this did not prevent the current crisis …. It has become clear that these profits were on shaky grounds and also that bank profits were not used to buttress banks …' capital bases. This paper analyses the effects of structure on profitability from 1994 to 2005. Bank-level panel data are used …

Southeast Asia -- Chapter 3: Bank Competition + Market Concentration = Financial Stability? -- Chapter 4: Does Income … Diversification Enhance Bank Efficiency And Stability In Periods Of Increased Competition? -- Chapter 5: Macro Stress Testing Of The … on bank competition, concentration, efficiency and financial stability in the Philippines. Jovi Clemente Dacanay is an …