on the cost of financial intermediation and bank profitability in Bangladesh. In the empirical analysis, we further … profitability. In this study, we examine the impact of capital requirements on the cost of financial intermediation and bank … of financial intermediation and increase bank profitability. The results hold when we use equity to total assets ratio as …

financial intermediation and the supremacy of banks' efficiency. This study examines the concurrent effects of bank risk … unbalanced dynamic panel data of 32 commercial banks from 2000 to 2016 addresses key factors rigorously in the light of bank … intermediation, bank risk, and efficiency and validated the nonlinear relationship considering size and market competition effect. …

intermediation costs. Our results imply the beneficial impact of bank efficiency for bank stability and real economy. … this study, we argue that bank efficiency generates incentives that can impact banks’ capital holdings and the cost of … financial intermediation costs. In an extended sample over the period 2000–2015, we observe that cost efficiency had a marginal …

regulation. The barrier options theory of corporate security valuation is applied to the contingent claims of a bank. The barrier …In this paper, we develop a contingent claim model to evaluate a bank’s equity and liabilities that integrates the … products (WMPs) and entrusted loans (ELs). The optimal bank interest margin, i.e., the spread between the loan rate and the …

During the last years the lending business has come under considerable competitive pressure and bank managers often … express concern regarding its profitability vis-a-vis other activities. This paper tries to empirically identify factors that … are able to explain the financial performance of bank lending activities. The analysis is based on the CFS-data-set that …

three hypotheses: 1) do bank influenced firms enjoy lower finance costs? [No]; 2) is bank influence a solution to control … problems? [Yes]; 3) do bank influenced firms have higher profitability? [No]. Coupled with results about the control …Bank intermediated finance has been cited frequently as the preferred means for channeling funds from savers to firms …

three hypotheses: 1) do bank influenced firms enjoy lower finance costs? [No]; 2) is bank influence a solution to control … problems? [Yes]; 3) do bank influenced firms have higher profitability [No]. Coupled with results about the control …Bank intermediated finance has been cited frequently as the preferred means for channeling funds from savers to firms …

because it reflects special liquidity benefits of bank debt. Even aside from neglecting the systemic damage to the economy … funding mix entails costs to society, such regulation actually helps create useful commitment for banks to avoid the …