We use a flexible semi‐parametric estimation approach and a sample of 7,227 US, UK, and
Canadian banks for 2009–2015 to provide evidence that banking stability is non‐linearly …

This study examines whether the effect of market structure on financial stability is persistent,
subject to current regulation and supervision policies. The methodology of Sala-I-Martin …

This paper examines the effects of competition on bank stability in the United Kingdom
between 1994 and 2013. We construct several measures of competition and test the …

We examine the effect of competition on banking stability using a new measure of
competition based on the reallocation of profits from inefficient banks to efficient ones. In a …

This paper documents large cross-country variation in the relationship between bank
competition and bank stability and explores market, regulatory and institutional features that …

More competition among banks typically enhances the welfare of consumers. However, it
may also involve a threat to financial stability, that is of vital importance for the functioning of …

This paper analyses the inter-temporal competition–stability nexus after the global financial
crises. For this reason, the empirical estimation approach follows a five–step procedure …

Considering the importance of the competition-stability trade-off, contradictory theoretical
predictions, and empirical evidence, its re-investigation from the angle of non-linearity is …

The relationship between competition and stability of the commercial banking system has
been at the heart of scholarly and policy debates over the past two decades, especially …

The theoretical literature gives conflicting predictions on how bank competition should affect
financial stability, and dozens of researchers have attempted to evaluate the relationship …