In this study, the investigation into basic methodology for selecting the industrial areas suitable to the small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Korea was performed by using the statistical data about the corporations (2010 ~ 2012) as the quantitative evidences containing the number of...

The years of crisis were characterized by a moderation of the lending activity in Romania, banks have changed their focus from a rapid expansion towards a strategy determined by caution. The credit institutions have adapted the strategy, the territorial expansion plans, the product portfolio and...

The years of crisis were characterized by a moderation of the lending activity in Romania, banks have changed their focus from a rapid expansion towards a strategy determined by caution. The credit institutions have adapted the strategy, the territorial expansion plans, the product portfolio and...

В результате слияний и поглощений на оптовом рынке электроэнергии и мощности появился субъект нового типа: группы, контролирующие поставщиков (генерацию) и...

All bank mergers and acquisitions (M&A) require the approval of regulators. This article describes the methods used by the Federal Reserve to evaluate whether a bank merger or acquisition is acceptable under federal antitrust laws and its Board of Governors’ bank competition policy.

Concentration indices are employed to measure the level of competition within an industry. Among the several indices proposed in the literature, the Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI) and the Four-firm concentration ratio (CR4) are among the most established. However, the HHI requires the market...

This paper investigates the market structure of Arab GCC banking industry during the years of 1993 to 2002 using the most frequently applied measures of concentration kbank concentration ratio (CRk) and Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI) and evaluates the monopoly power of banks over the ten years...

Wholesale power markets operating over transmission grids subject to congestion have distinctive features that complicate the detection of market power and operational inefficiency. This study uses the AMES wholesale power market test bed with strategically learning traders to experimentally...