This paper analyzes the monthly evolution of bank competition in Mexico from 2008 to 2019 using different measures …

, which led to a 1990 bank crisis. The model also provides a framework for scholars to examine whether deregulation in the … and political markets to spur deregulation and riskier lending and investment, which in turn contributes to the severity … profits. 2) These additional profits leads to calls for deregulation to enable the first class to participate in lucrative …

Using the bank deregulation in China as an exogenous shock to bank competition, we investigate how it affects local … fertility. Consistent with this notion, we find that the effect of bank deregulation on birth rates is greater for cities with … fertility. We show that the deregulation significantly increases city-level birth rates. This effect is more pronounced among …