We study how competition may affect the stability of banking systems. We modify the failure-determinant methodology to include panel-data techniques. We use indicators for 47 countries between 1990 and 1997. The main findings show that banking concentration and foreign ownership are associated...

We analyze the effects of leadership in banking when oligopolistic competition exists in the market of deposits. We assess such effects by comparing the performance of banking systems that only differ on their strategic interactions. Specifically, we compare the outcomes associated to strategies...

Analizamos los efectos del liderazgo en la banca cuando existe competencia oligopolica en el mercado de depositos. Estos efectos los evaluamos comparando el desempeno de sistemas bancarios que solo difieren en sus interacciones estrategicas. Especificamente, comparamos los resultados asociados a...