amongst mortgage lenders and adds the idea of lender competition into this framework. Despite this addition, the results are …. When lenders are rational and face potential competition, they are able to use the bidding process as a means of generating …

This paper analyses the relation between competition and concentration in the banking sector. The empirical answer is … given by testing a monopolistic competition model of bank branching behaviour on individual bank data at county level … among incumbent banks on competition and discuss when, depending on the pre-merger structure of the market and geographic …

This paper analyses the relation between competition and concentration in a monopolistic competition model where banks … Italy and France using a maximum likelihood approach to derive a measure of the degree of competition in each local market …-competitive. It proves its relevance as a tool for competition policy analysis. In addition, thanks to its theoretical foundation, it …

This paper discusses the relation between trade and competition, revising the literature and using indicators, build … domestic competition is explained by concentration indices, such as CR4 and HHI, which show positive correlation with profit … evaluating trade and competition policies in the context of the Brazilian economy. …

-statistics suggest that banks in Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and the UAE operate under perfect competition; banks in Bahrain and Qatar operate … under conditions of monopolistic competition; and we are unable to reject monopolistic competition for the banking market in …