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A new approach to measuring competition in the loan markets of the euro area

van Leuvensteijn, Michiel; Bikker, Jacob A.; van … - 2007

approach is able to measure competition of bank market segments, such as the loan market, whereas many well-known measures of … ignores differences in bank product quality and design, as well as the attractiveness of innovations. We measure competition …This paper is the first that applies a new measure of competition, the Boone indicator, to the banking industry. This …

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Product market competition, efficiency and agency costs: An empirical analysis

Griffith, Rachel - 2001

Policy makers in Europe have been concerned that lack of product market competition have led productivity to lag behind … the US. Theoretical models are ambiguous about the direction of the effect that product market competition should have on … productivity. On the one hand increasing competition lowers firm's profits and thus reduces incentives to exert effort (the …

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Pension Funds and Financial Stability: The Case of the UK Gilt Crisis

Gudjonsson, Jon; Hougaard Jensen, Svend Erik - In: Intereconomics 58 (2023) 3, pp. 155-159

While macroprudential policy has mostly focused on the role of banks, we argue that pension funds are also important for financial stability. Drawing on previous research on pension funds, we explain how their actions can have a vital impact on other financial institutions as well as on...

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Efficiency and profitability of European banks: how important is operational efficiency?

Werner, Karl; Moormann, Jürgen - 2009

period 1998-2005 and discusses the results from the perspective of corporate bank strategy. Methodologically the existing … concentration of the national financial sector have a considerable impact on a bank's financial performance. Both issues proved to …

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Expectations as reference points: Field evidence from experienced subjects in a competitive, high-stakes environment

Bartling, Björn; Brandes, Leif; Schunk, Daniel - 2012

We show that professional soccer players exhibit reference-dependent behavior during matches. Controlling for the state of the match and for unobserved heterogeneity, we show on a minute-by-minute basis that a player breaches the rules of the game, measured by the referee's assignment of cards,...

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Expectations as reference points: Field evidence from experienced subjects in a competitive, high-stakes environment

Bartling, Björn; Brandes, Leif; Schunk, Daniel - 2012

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The impact of national ICT qualification systems on companies' recruitment practices: an Anglo-German comparison

Steedman, Hilary; Wagner, Karin - In: Zeitschrift für ArbeitsmarktForschung - Journal for … 40 (2007) 2/3, pp. 235-249

The aim of this study is to analyse and assess the contrasting national skills policies associated with ICT (Information and Communication Technologies) skill supply in Britain and Germany. We also aim to examine the impact of these strategies on firms and to assess the utilization of skills at...

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Applying a nonparametric efficiency analysis to measure conversion efficiency in Great Britain

Binder, Martin; Broekel, Tom - 2009

In the literature on Sen's capability approach, studies focussing on the empirical measurement of conversion factors are comparatively rare. We add to this field by adopting a measure of 'conversion efficiency' that captures the efficiency with which individuals convert their re-sources into...

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The neglected dimension of well-being: Analyzing the development of "conversion efficiency" in Great Britain

Bindera, Martin; Broekel, Tom - 2010

In Amartya Sen's capability approach, policy makers can focus on different levels to influence the well-being of a society. We argue that improving capability to function as well as absolute levels of functioning achievement should be complemented by attention given to improving individuals'...

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Incentive Schemes for Local Government

Lockwood, Ben; Porcelli, Francesco - In: CESifo DICE Report 11 (2013) 1, pp. 55-63

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