Policy makers often decide to liberalize foreign bank entry but put limitations on the mode of entry. We study how different entry modes affect the lending rate set by foreign and domestic banks. Our model captures two essential features of banking competition in emerging markets: Domestic banks...

In transition and developing countries, we observe rather high levels of corruption even if they have democratic political systems. This is surprising from a political economy perspective, as the majority of people generally suffers from high corruption levels. Our model is based on the fact...

In transition and developing countries, we observe rather high levels of corruption even if they have democratic political systems. This is surprising from a political economy perspective, as the majority of people generally suffers from high corruption levels. Our model is based on the fact...

Im Rahmen der Konjunkturumfrage wurden im Juni 2017 die Unternehmen nach ihren Erfahrungen mit Negativzinsen gefragt. Die Auswertung der Sonderfrage zeigt, dass jedes fünfte Unternehmen von einer Bank mit Negativ­zinsen auf Einlagen konfrontiert wurde. Mittlere und große Unternehmen waren...