A non-parametric approach is used to examine the effects of globalization and deregulation on the efficiency and … efficient than small banks for most efficiency indices in both years. However, despite globalization, deregulation, and the … gains in technology and productivity, there was a decrease in overall efficiency for both large and small banks in 2003 …

securitization market. These have triggered a serious concern as to whether the US credit crunch and housing market crisis may be … housing market crisis may have some negative impacts on Chinese commercial banks and the overall economy but are unlikely to … cause a similar financial and housing crisis in China despite the current struggling Chinese stock markets and a slowdown of …

of economic fluctuations. They have been critical triggers and propagators in the recent financial crisis. Financial …

relative to listed firms does not appear to be related simply to systematic differences in size between the two groups of firms … ; financial crisis ; bank lending …

One suggested hypothesis for the dramatic rise in household borrowing that preceded the financial crisis is that low …

crisis. The analysis indicates that low interest rates and increased competition among financial intermediaries have not lead …