Banking Competition and Capital Ratios /

We use data for more than 2,600 European banks to test whether increased competition causes banks to hold higher capital ratios. Employing panel data techniques, and distinguishing between the competitive conduct of small and large banks, we show that banks tend to hold higher capital ratios when op...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Cihak, Martin
Other Authors: Schaeck, Klaus
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2007.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2007/216
Online Access:Full text available on IMF