interest margins. This study examines the connection between bank size and efficiency to understand whether that relationship …

This paper documents a positive relation between bank competition and the penetration of bank accounts at the municipal … of an additional branch by a bank who is already present in the local market. Our results suggest that competition policy …

this purpose, we measure the intermediation quality of a bank by estimating its profit and cost efficiency while taking the … changing banking environment after the financial crisis into account. Next, we aggregate the efficiencies of all banks within a …

for the period 2001-2011. There is a two-step analytical procedure. First, we estimate Lerner indices and cost efficiency … scores. Then, we regress cost efficiency scores on Lerner indices contingent on bank characteristics, market features and the … with cost efficiency. Originality/value- Owing to data availability constraints, this is one of the few studies to test the …

) leading to efficiency gains in the banking market. Our findings suggest that the more frequent bank failures occurring in a …We exploit the introduction of free banking laws in US states during the 1837-1863 period to examine the impact of … removing barriers to bank entry on bank competition and economic growth. As governments were not concerned about systemic …

This paper documents a positive relation between bank competition and the penetration of bank accounts at the municipal … of an additional branch by a bank who is already present in the local market. Our results suggest that competition policy …

, additionally, by a banking sector that channels households' funds to firms and eliminates idiosyncratic risk. In equilibrium … banking sector's translation of borrowing rates into lending rates and vice versa. …