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Does the Entry Mode of Foreign Banks Matter for BankEfficiency? Evidence from the Czech Republic,Hungary, and Poland
Vo Thi, Ngoc-Anh; Vencappa, Dev - William Davidson Institute <Ann Arbor, Mich.> - 2008
This paper investigates the impact of specific modes of entry of foreign banks, i.e.greenfield investment versus merger and acquisition, on bank performance in threetransition economies – the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Poland. We use stochasticfrontier analysis to model and measure the cost...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009418713
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Yearbook / Suomen Pankki
Suomen Pankki; Taloustieteellinen Tutkimuslaitos <Helsinki>; … - Helsinki [u.a.] : Gov. Print. Off. - 1.1914/20 - 76.1995(1996)
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10000450105
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Monthly bulletin / Bank of Finland. Ed. by the Bank of Finland Institute of Economic Research
Suomen Pankki - Helsinki : Bank - 1.1921 - 19.1939,10; 20.1946 - 61.1987
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10000350882
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Implications of bank ownership for the credit channel ofmonetary policy transmission:Evidence from India
Bhaumik, Sumon Kumar; Dang, Vinh; Kutan, Ali M. - William Davidson Institute <Ann Arbor, Mich.> - 2010
crisis has led to significant state ownership of banking assets in developedcountries such as the United Kingdom. These …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009360487
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Banking Market Liberalization and Bank Performance:the Role of Entry Modes
Vo Thi, Ngoc-Anh - William Davidson Institute <Ann Arbor, Mich.> - 2009
hesitant to liberalize their banking markets.... …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009360509
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The Little Data Book on Financial Inclusion 2012
World Bank - 2012
The Little Data Book on Financial Inclusion 2012 is a pocket edition of the Global Financial Inclusion Index (Global Findex) database providing country-level indicators on the use of formal bank accounts, payments behavior, savings patterns, credit patterns, and insurance decisions. It provides...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011393736
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Banking in Brazil : structure, performance, drivers, and policy implications
Urdapilleta, Eduardo - 2009
" The objective of this paper is to analyze the industry structure of banking services in Brazil in order to shed light … designing public policy for the banking sector. In particular, retail banking is found to be less sensitive to price competition … and to exhibit considerably higher returns than corporate banking. The authors identify and discuss the factors underlying …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011394103
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Bank activity and funding strategies : the impact on risk and returns
Demirgüç-Kunt, Aslı - 2009
. Overall, banking strategies that rely prominently on generating non-interest income or attracting non-deposit funding are very … risky, which is consistent with the demise of the U.S. investment banking sector. "--World Bank web site …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011394131
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Drivers and obstacles to banking SMEs : the role of competition and the institutional framework
Torre, Augusto de la - 2008
"This paper studies the factors banks perceive as drivers and obstacles to financing small and medium enterprises (SMEs), focusing on the role of competition and the institutional framework. Using a survey of banks in Argentina and Chile, the paper shows that, despite alleged differences in the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010520971
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The 2007 meltdown in structured securitization : searching for lessons, not scapegoats
Caprio, Gerard - 2008
"The intensity of recent turbulence in financial markets has surprised nearly everyone. This paper searches out the root causes of the crisis, distinguishing them from scapegoating explanations that have been used in policy circles to divert attention from the underlying breakdown of incentives....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010521003