The study investigates how financial sector transparency moderates the influence of financial crises on bank market … the study shows that while public sector-led financial sector transparency reduces bank market power, private sector …-led financial sector transparency promotes bank market power given that private sector-led transparency gives financial cost …

This study examines the effect of private and public sector led financial sector transparency on bank interest margins … more effective in dealing with bank interest margins, public sector-led financial transparency is found to be more … consistent in reducing bank interest margins across many more economies. Third, the study shows that the effect of financial …

of financial crises, showing that money is taken out of circulation when bank loans are paid back. This key insight is at … economy that cannot generate enough demand for its own goods and services. Financial crises result when bank lending slows … down or comes to a halt – while outstanding bank loans are still due for repayment. The mechanism is discussed in detail …