This study analyseswhy European banks, despite improved cost efficiency, continue to trade at lower valuations than their United States (US) counterparts. The gap stems from limited growth potential due to market fragmentation and underdeveloped capital markets. To close this competitiveness...

We present a simple model of personal finance in which an incumbent lender has an information advantage vis-a-vis both potential competitors and households. In order to extract more consumer surplus, a lender with sufficient market power may engage in "irresponsible" lending, approving credit...

Vor dem Hintergrund einer relativ begrenzten Investitionstätigkeit in Next GenerationAccess (NGA) in Deutschland untersucht dieser Beitrag, welche ökonomischen Anreizstrukturenhinsichtlich von Investitionen in NGA bestehen. Eventuell bestehendeHemmnisse für Investitionen werden analysiert und...