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We examine whether bank earnings volatility depends on bank size and the degree of concentration in the banking sector … quality of management, leverage, and diversification, we find that bank size reduces return volatility. The negative impact of … bank size on bank earnings volatility decreases (in absolute terms) with market concentration. We also find that larger …
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We examine whether bank earnings volatility depends on bank size and the degree of concentration in the banking sector … quality of management, leverage, and diversification, we find that bank size reduces return volatility. The negative impact of … bank size on bank earnings volatility decreases (in absolute terms) with market concentration. We also find that larger …
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after changing names for parent bank names. This process impacted market concentration the most. Poland`s entrance to EU …
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We thank Lakshmi Aiyar, Shawn Cole, Stijn Claessens, Oded Galor, Adair Morse, Mark Rosenzweig, Jeremy Stein, as well as participants in seminars at the IMF, the NBER Political Economy, Corporate Finance, and Growth Workshops, M.I.T., Northwestern University, the University of Chicago, the WFA...
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In recent decades, there has been a clear trend towards the consolidation of banking. The first part of this paper reviews and contrasts different theoretical approaches that aim to explain that phenomenon. In the second and third sections, we present an analysis of the consolidation of banking...
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Economists have argued that a high concentration of land holdings in a country can create powerful interest groups that retard the creation of economic institutions, and thus hold back economic development. Could these arguments apply beyond underdeveloped countries with backward political...
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