discusses possible factors that may inhibit a deepening of bank intermediation and more efficient banking in Brazil, two aspects … that are found to be significantly different than in leading banking systems in other parts of the world. Using panel data …, it finds positive evidence of the presence of a noncompetitive market structure in the Brazilian banking system, a factor …

government-owned bank, managed by a team of professionals recruited from outside of the traditional banking sector. This paper …

This paper investigates the presence of depositor discipline in the U.S. banking sector. We test whether depositors …

The purpose of this paper is to study the origins of banking crises in sub-Saharan Africa, drawing upon the experience … these crises. The conclusions underscore that the banking crises examined did not represent an entirely special case … several of their features were nonetheless specific to this part of the world. These banking crises were the very prototype of …

banks to set stricter acceptance criteria, and that increased competition in the banking industry leads to riskier bank …

Substantial effort has been devoted to reforming China''s banking system in recent years. The authorities recapitalized …