Using granular data of German banks for the 2003 to 2018 period, we analyse the determinants of bank rates on retail … deposits. We find that a bank's rate on sight deposits is especially low if the bank operates in rural districts, if it is not … exposed to strong competition and if it provides much service. Regarding the rates on term deposits, we find that the bank …

Since the global financial crisis and the related restructuring of banking systems, bank concentration is on the rise … in many countries. Consequently, bank size and its role for macroeconomic volatility (or: stability) is the subject of … intense debate. This paper analyzes the effects of financial regulations on the link between bank size, as measured by the …