The recent banking crisis has revealed the existence of strong resiliency factors in the retail banking business model. On average, retail banks suffered less than other financial institutions from unexpected market changes. This paper proposes a new methodology to measure retail banks’...

[eng] The aim of this study is the assessment of the equity of all non-listed companies in five big countries : France, Germany, Italy, Spain, United Kingdom. This work contributes to a better knowledge of the value of the wealth of households, held as such equity. We present a homogenous...

This paper presents estimations of economies of scale and scope in the French banking industry. Using a translog model of bank costs, the paper demonstrates the existence of economies of scale for French banks, particularly in what concerns operating costs. Economies of scale are observed in all...

[eng] Trade credit and credit risk measures . The aim of this study is to derive different measures of the credit risk, from the observation of accounts receivable, account payable and trade credit during the 1990-1994 period. The trade credit risk has grown with the slowing down of the economy,...