In this work, we evaluate the competition in the Romanian banking system as regards the distortions in terms of market …) where we analyse the competition on the Romanian banking market, using two indicators: the M index and the degree of the … Romanian banking system during the period 2000 - 2010 and that, in the period under review, the competition has continuously …

local credit markets. We provide evidence that marginal increases in interbank competition are detrimental to relationship … technologies are al-ready widely in use in the market by a large group of small mutual banks, an increase in competition may drive … banks to further cultivate their extensive ties with customers. -- interbank competition ; market organizational structure …

Efficient payment services underpin the smooth operation of the economy. Competition and innovation are key drivers for … determinants that affect pricing, competition and the incentives to innovate in the payment market. While the payment landscape is …

The three main measures of competition (HHI, Lerner Index, and H-Statistic) are uncorrelated for U.S. banks. We … investigate why this occurs, propose a frontier measure of competition, and apply it to five major bank service lines using data … only available since 2008. Fee-based banking services comprise 35% of bank revenues so assessing competition by service …

Using bank level measures of competition and co-dependence, we show a robust negative relationship between bank … competition and systemic risk. Whereas much of the extant literature has focused on the relationship between competition and the … find that greater competition encourages banks to take on more diversified risks, making the banking system less fragile to …

stability channel of bank competition …