Dam, Kaniska; Castillo, Susana Wendy Zendejas - In: Estudios Económicos 21 (2006) 1, pp. 55-84
We consider a monopolistically competitive banking sector in order to analyze the effects of market concentration on the risk-taking behavior of banks. We show that, under full deposit insurance, a higher level of competition induces banks to invest in a risky asset. When the market...