diversify the sources of revenues was apparent. The cost and profit efficiency analysis based on 33 bank-to-bank mergers … examining the state of concentration and competition in the domestic banking markets and the role of the regulatory changes and …

competition, of which the most common are the concentration ratio and the Herfindahl-Hirschman index. It is important to emphasize … that when calculating the value of these indices, the National Bank of Serbia most often uses the absolute value of assets … competition. Although market changes are reflected in a reduced number of banks while a change in the dispersion of market shares …

estimate bank-specific Lerner indices as measures of competition and test if cost and profit efficiency are negatively related … cost savings. We suggest a united approach to measure competition and efficiency simultaneously to test this hypothesis. We …

This paper presents an empirical assessment of the degree of competition within the Jamaican banking sector during the …

the bidding competition for the innovation and by increasing the relative profitability of being the most efficient firm …We show that, in the case when innovations are for sale, increased product market competition, captured by reduced … in the industry. Moreover, it is shown that increased intensity of competition can increase the relative profitability of …

Competition is claimed to be beneficial in development projects promoting micro and small enterprise finance although … the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development for Kazakhstan, and investigate which strategy contributes more to …

factors they perceive as drivers and obstacles to financing SMEs. We also study to what degree competition and the … banks in both countries. In particular, banks have begun to target SMEs due to the significant competition in the corporate …

financing. The paper preparation process has shown that SMEs mainly benefit from bank loans, whereas there are some …