performers, and new entrants - made substantial contributions to changes in profitability and capitalization of the U.S. banking …

We examine the determinants of profitability for a large sample of US banks over the period 1984-2010. Specifically, we … the recent financial crisis. Our findings suggest that the competitive process reduces positions of abnormal profitability … level and persistence of bank profitability. The financial crisis of 2007-2010 appears to have resulted in an increase in …

examples: price of commodities, dollarization, and the international financial position of the US. And it makes a proposal to … price of commodities. Developing countries, by contrast, should create regional monetary unions (regional currencies …

. The analysis shows no systematic relationship between branch network size and overall institutional profitability. The …

profitability. The results imply that mid-sized branch networks may be at a competitive disadvantage, especially relative to the …

US bank valuations are mainly driven by higher profitability and better cost efficiency. Our results for European banks …

nonfinancial industries into hypothetical portfolios using industry-level profitability data calculated from corporate tax returns …