empirical studies that investigate competition-stability and competition fragility issues. … in Carbo et al (2009) we find that competition measures tend to provide inconsistent results and the measures are … statistically unrelated. We also find that our banking sector risk measures (Z-score, loan-loss provisions, variation in ROE and ROA …

Does an increase in competition increase or decrease bank stability? I exploit how the state-specific process of … loans and increases bank profitability. These findings suggest that competition increases stability as it improves bank … interstate banking deregulation lowered barriers to entry into urban banking markets and find that greater competition …

Does an increase in competition increase or decrease bank stability? I exploit how the state-specific process of … loans and increases bank profitability. These findings suggest that competition increases stability as it improves bank … interstate banking deregulation lowered barriers to entry into urban banking markets and find that greater competition …

study also investigates whether competition conditions changed over the sample period, using 2001 as an endogenously …