Bank Consolidation, Efficiency, and Profitability in Italy /

This paper examines the case for efficiency-driven banking sector consolidation in Italy, evaluates its potential effects on profitability, and discusses policy options to facilitate a consolidation process that is as effective as possible. A bottom-up analysis of 386 Italian banks suggests that whi...

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1. Verfasser: Weber, Anke
Format: Zeitschrift
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2017.
Schriftenreihe:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2017/175
Online Zugang:Full text available on IMF