von Westernhagen, Natalja; Porath, Daniel; Hayden, Evelyn - 2006
Should banks be diversified or focused? Does diversification indeed lead to enhanced performance and, therefore … banks? profitability (ROA) and their portfolio diversification across different industries, broader economic sectors and … geographical regions measured by the Herfindahl Index. To explore this issue, we use a unique data set of the individual bank loan …