Following a natural disaster, the rate of economic growth recovers faster in less competitive banking markets. A 10% reduction in competition increases the rate of economic growth by 0.3%. In less competitive markets, banks respond to a disaster by increasing the supply of real estate credit by...

The aim of this study is to confirm the presence of a relationship between the territory and the bank, verifying empirically the effect of the functional distance (headquarters-branches distance) on bank performance. To support this hypothesis we also test the effects that the bank size, the...

Using a large sample of Italian banks over the period 2006-2009, this paper provides new evidence for the effect of the geographic distance between bank's headquarters and its branches; and furthermore for firm's characteristics, such as diversification strategies, risk exposure, ability to...

This research investigates the relationship between value and dividend policy in a bank, based on relevant empirical literature developed during the last twenty years. The approach of meta-analysis employed here allows studies to be grouped and analyzed according to precise research questions...