Banks face a tradeoff between diversifying and focusing their loan portfolio. In this paper we carry out an empirical study for the German market to shed light on the question whether or not the benefits of risk sharing outweigh those of specialization. We use data from the Bundesbank's...

Die Arbeit stellt eine empirische Analyse des deutschen Außenhandels hinsichtlich des Phänomens des intraindustriellen Außenhandels dar. Eine ausführliche Deskription des deutschen Außenhandels in doppelter Gliederung nach dem Güterverzeichnis der Produktionsstatistiken und nach...

The question of whether or not mergers and acquisitions have helped to enhance banks’ efficiency and profitability has not yet been conclusively resolved in the literature. We argue that this is partly due to the severe methodological problems involved. In this study, we analyze the effect of...