contribution is two-fold. First, we expand the theory of granularity to encompass the Bertrand competition frequently used in … right tail of the bank size distribution follows a power law. Also, the presence of big banks as measured by high market …

This study investigates the bank competition-stability nexus using a unique regulatory dataset provided by the Deutsche … competition, contestability and market power, each corresponding to a different contextual level of a bank s competitive … stability of individual banks. Instead, our results show that the degree of competition affects bank risk in different ways …

In a theoretical model of the Diamond-Dybvig style, in which deposit-taking banks and financial markets coexist, bank … findings suggest that in particular bank-dominated financial systems are prone to contagious bank runs due to asset price … buffers to weather future crises if the ex-ante crisis probability exceeds a certain threshold. Moreover, central bank …

higher loan interest rates, then borrowers are likely to become more risky, which may destabilize the lending bank. This … rate competition and increases the banks price setting power as shown in Schliephake and Kirstein (2013). This paper … the enhanced price setting power can reverse the net effect that capital requirements have under perfect competition. …

Banken und Finanzwesen · Fach- und Führungskräfte aus dem Bank- und Finanzwesen Der Herausgeber Prof. Dr. Andreas Pfingsten …

This paper studies regulatory competition in the banking sector in a model where banks are heterogeneous and taxpayers … strictly regulated country. In this model, regulatory competition in capital standards may lead to a `race to the top' for two … governments are heavily concerned about the tax revenue losses arising from bank failures, strict capital requirements are imposed …