Bank Competition and Financial Stability

Under the traditional "competition-fragility" view, more bank competition erodes market power, decreases profit margins, and results in reduced franchise value that encourages bank risk taking. Under the alternative "competition-stability" view, more market power in the loan mark...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Berger, Allen N., Klapper, Leora F., Turk-Ariss, Rima
Format: Journal Article
Language:EN
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10986/5409