central bank, strengthening competition policy in the banking sector, limiting banks' dividend distributions, improving …

measuring the banking sector competition proceed from the market structure and concentration measures. In contrast, modern … approaches to measuring competition rely on non-structural models and analysis of the behaviour of market participants. The paper … analyzes the degree of concentration and competition in the banking sector of the Republic of Serbia. The traditional and most …

. Rising competition among banks could pose a challenge and possibly change the level of credit risk, especially if the banks … competition affects credit risk in Montenegro and whether banks differing in size react differently. Panel data techniques were … affected. Overall, the increasing competition may positively affect credit risk in Montenegro. …

conventional and Islamic banks operate alongside each other. It also investigates the impact of bank competition on lending … does not depend on bank competition. In other words, the effectiveness of the lending transmission channel does not depend …

This paper provides some interesting insight into the impact of financial freedom and inter-industry competition on … commercial banking sector competition in Sri Lanka. The study used a broader set of panel data and employed Panzar-Rosse approach … to estimate the degree of bank competition. The size of the country's stock market capitalization and non …

We use unique data on banks' private risk assessments of corporate borrowers to quantify how competition among banks … affect the risk sensitivity of interest rates in the Norwegian credit market. We show that an increase in competition makes … channel of how the competition-fragility nexus can operate. …

reductions were initially driven by a government-sponsored price agreement, the increased competition fostered by multi …

Purpose This study examines the impact of competition and concentration on bank income smoothing in Central and Eastern … competition and concentration on bank income smoothing in 17 CEEs from 2004 to 2015. Findings Loan loss provisions (LLPs) are … negatively related to bank competition and concentration. The authors find no evidence for income smoothing using LLPs in a high-competition …

This paper investigates the effect of bank competition and financial stability on economic growth by examining panel …-data from 38 European countries over 2001 to 2017. Bank competition is measured with the Boone indicator, and bank stability … outcomes show that lower banking competition supports economic growth and increases financial stability. This study provides a …