This paper seeks to examine the determinants of the profitability of the US banks during the
period 1995-2007. The empirical analysis combines bank specific (endogenous) and …

Abstract The Panzar-Rosse test has been widely applied to assess competitive conduct,
often in specifications controlling for firm scale or using a price equation. We show that …

This paper investigates how competition affects the double-bottom-line performance of
microfinance institutions (MFIs). While classical economic theory highlights that competition …

The aim of this study is to provide a methodology for the joint estimation of efficiency and
market power of individual banks. The proposed method utilizes the separate implications of …

This paper employs a simultaneous equations approach to investigate the dynamics
between financial frictions, efficiency and risk for eurozone's commercial banks. We consider …

The aim of this paper is to discuss changes in the banking sectors of European Union (EU)
countries both before and during the last global financial crisis, with particular emphasis on …

This paper evaluates the degree and determinants of banks' market power in 13 MENA
countries for the years 2000 to 2018, with a special focus on customers' switching costs and …

The aim of this study is to conduct an empirical analysis of the competitive conditions in the
banking systems of Central and Eastern European countries. The well-known model of …

The study aims to investigate the profit persistence and identify the determinants of
profitability in the Zimbabwean banking sector during the period 2009-2014. The study …

This study provides a new understanding of how bank-specific characteristics, the
macroeconomic environment, and Islamicity affect the productivity of conventional banks …