This paper explores the empirical relationship between bank competition, bank concentration, and the emergence of … emerge in economies characterized by a high degree of bank concentration. The authors argue that the reason for this finding … contrast, the data show no significant relationship between bank competition or concentration and the emergence of a public …

This paper studies the impact of bank mergers on firm-bank lending relationships using information from individual loan … contracts in Belgium. We analyse the effects of bank mergers on the probability of borrowers maintaining their lending … relationships and on their ability to continue tapping bank credit. The environment reflects a number of interesting features: high …