This paper reviews the empirical literature on the corporate governance of banks. We start
by highlighting the main differences between banks and nonfinancial firms and focus on …

Against a background of far-reaching structural change in the banking sector, this article
reviews the recent academic literature on developments in European banking. European …

We propose a more complete conceptual framework for analysis of SME credit availability
issues. In this framework, lending technologies are the key conduit through which …

We study the effect on loan conditions of geographical distance between firms, the lending
bank, and all other banks in the vicinity. For our study, we employ detailed contract …

This paper investigates how different degrees of market power affect bank efficiency and
stability in the context of developing economies. It sheds light on the competition-stability …

The consolidation of banks around the world in recent years is intensifying public policy
debates on the influences of concentration and competition on the performance of banks. In …

This paper examines the broader effects of the US financial crisis on global lending to retail
customers. In particular we examine retail bank lending in Germany using a unique data set …

This book provides a unique contribution to contemporary globalization debates by
providing an accessible survey of the growth and role of multinational enterprises in the …

We jointly analyze the static, selection, and dynamic effects of domestic, foreign, and state
ownership on bank performance. We argue that it is important to include indicators of all the …

This book provides a compendium to the empirical work investigating the hypotheses
generated by recent banking theory. Such a compendium is overdue. Since the publication …