This paper presents an empirical analysis of the distributional and dynamic properties of firm profit rates, measured … key parameters ruling over the distributional outcome and stochastic motion of firm profit rates: a system-wide aver- age … rate of profit, a system-wide dispersion measure of profit rates, and an idiosyncratic noise factor reecting individual …

earnings growth. The results also indicate that profitability is significant in influencing the liquidity of the bank. The …The level of liquidity in banking determines the extent to which a bank can meet its financial intermediation role … shareholder's need (i.e profitability) and regulatory requirements (liquidity and capital) is a delicate balance that banks strive …

We examine the profitability of cross-ownership in an oligopolistic industry where firms compete as Cournot rivals. We … over to the case of non-renewable resource industries. The profitability of a symmetric cross-ownership can be positive …