This paper examines the relationships between competition, efficiency and stability in the
banking systems of four East Asian countries (China, Hong Kong, Malaysia and Vietnam) …

This paper evaluates the effect of bank competition on liquidity creation by banks. Thus, we
contribute to the literature on both bank competition and the determinants of liquidity …

This study aims to investigate the impact of banking-sector concentration on the banks'
liquidity creation in GCC countries over the period from 2012 to 2018 by using a dynamic …

Although there is a growing number of research articles investigating the performance in the
banking industry, research on Chinese banking efficiency is rather focused on discussing …

The paper examines Chinese bank efficiency with a unique sample of 127 banks during the
peak period of the global financial crisis. We apply an innovative Data Envelopment …

The objective of this paper is to study the relationship between competition, cost efficiency,
and bank stability for a sample of 222 commercial banks operating in the Middle East and …

This paper explores how implicit government guarantees affect the yield spreads of Chinese
corporate bonds. We argue that quasi-municipal corporate bonds (“Chengtou” bonds) …

With a comprehensive dataset covering 148 countries over 1995–2015, this study
investigates the relationship between competition and efficiency in the banking industry …

Background: The banking sector plays an important role in economic activity: it mobilises
savings and channels them to productive sectors thus encouraging the efficient allocation of …

This paper analyzes the effect of competition on bank efficiency in the WAEMU, taking into
account the role of multinational banks and institutional quality, using data on 141 banks …