This paper analyses the effects of concentration on profitability in the US banking sector from 1994-2005, using bank …-interest revenue, and reduce both interest and non-interest costs. Furthermore, concentration appears to depress bank deposit interest … rates and raise both lending rates and the interest rate spread. This suggests that bank concentration might have negative …

. Their investments' possibilities in risky assets have always been restricted in order to protect the bank's creditors …

hypotheses using bank-level data from 35 developed countries and 113 developing countries over the period 2000-2006 and using a … random-effects model that controls for bank heterogeneity. We find that bankers allocate a significantly larger portion of …

to the private sector when they enjoy superior legal protection. We test this hypothesis using bank-level data over the … period 2000-2006 from 102 emerging-market countries and a random-effects model that controls for bank heterogeneity. We find … more bank credit, which, in turn, should lead to higher economic growth. However, these findings contradict the predictions …

to the private sector when they enjoy superior legal protection. We test this hypothesis using bank-level data from 45 … emerging-market countries and a random-effects model that controls for bank heterogeneity. We find that lenders allocate a … their operations. These support our hypothesis that superior legal protection leads to more bank credit, which, in turn …

This systematic review examines the link between financial inclusion (FI) and bank stability (BS). FI, defined as …

the bank resolution framework. Third, it advises advancing regulatory framework reforms and coordination, and creating a …