This paper addresses the relationship between bank competition and efficiency by computing Lerner indices and cost … panel estimator framework to evaluate the sign and direction of causality between them. We observe no increase in bank … efficiency. This suggests that measures to increase bank competition in the Chinese context are not detrimental to efficiency. …

resultant credit restriction by turning to other banks. Importantly the bank-lending channel is notably stronger when we account …

This study examines how bank ownership influenced the credit supply during the recent financial crisis in Russia, where … Russian banks covering the period from the beginning of 2007 to the end of 2009. Our findings suggest that bank ownership …

This paper considers whether local bank participation exerts an impact on the spreads for syndicated loans in Russia … variables including information on local bank participation and the characteristics of loans and borrowers. Unlike earlier … local presence may influence a foreign bank's monitoring ability and access to information about borrowers. We observe no …

This study examines how bank ownership influenced the credit supply during the recent financial crisis in Russia, where … original approach based on stochastic frontier analysis. Our findings suggest bank ownership affected credit supply during the …