Qi, Shusen; Haas, Ralph de; Ongena, Steven; Straetmans, … - 2018 - This version: 27 February 2018
We study how information sharing between banks influences the geographical clustering of branches. A spatial oligopoly model first explains why branches cluster and how information sharing impacts price competition and equilibrium clustering. With data on 59,333 branches of 676 banks in 22...