We investigate the role played by institutional development in the prevalence and value of family firms, while controlling for the potential effect of cultural norms. China provides a good research lab since it combines great heterogeneity in institutional development across the Chinese...

The current paper contributes to the empirical literature in bank profitability by being the first piece of research innovatively uses Boone indicator to test the competition in different banking markets namely deposit market, loan market and non-interest income market and further examine their...