Competition and Profitability in European Financial Services / / Morten Balling, Frank Lierman, Andy Mullineux

• Autore: Balling Morten
• Pubblicazione: [Place of publication not identified] : , : Taylor & Francis, , 2006
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource
• Disciplina: 332
• Soggetto topico: Financial services industry
• Persona (resp. second.): MullineuxAndy; LiermanFrank
• Nota di contenuto: Book Cover; -- Half-Title; -- Series Title; -- Title; -- Copyright; -- Contents; -- List of Figures; -- List of Tables; -- List of Contributors; -- Acknowledgements; -- Abbreviations; -- Introduction; -- 1. Strategic and Organizational Challenges in European Banking; -- 2. Regulatory Capital Requirements and Financial Stability; -- 3. Markets and Institutions; -- 4. Macroeconomic Consequences of Financial Regulation; -- 5. The Changing Pattern of Payments in the United States; -- 6. The East-West Efficiency Gap in European Banking; -- 7. Foreign Acquisitions and Industry Wealth Effects of Privatization; -- 8. Electronic Payments and ATMs. 9. Pricing Strategies in European Banking10. The Magnitude of Distortions When Measuring Bank Efficiency with Misspecified Input Prices; -- 11. Competition in a Highly Concentrate Banking Sector; -- 12. Strategic Management in Banking, in Medio irtus; -- 13. Europen Primarily Internet Banks; -- 14. Bank Risks and the Business Cycle; -- 15. House Prices and Consumer Lending; -- 16. Capital Markets and Financial Integration in Europe; -- Index.
• Sommario/riassunto: Financial services firms play a key role in the European economy. The efficiency and profitability of these firms and the competition among them have an impact on allocation of savings, financing of investment, economic growth, the stability of the financial system and the transmission of monetary policy. This collection of research contributions includes evaluations of trends in the European financial service industry and examinations of the driving forces of efficiency, competition and profitability of financial firms and institutions in Europe. The papers have been written by leading academics and researchers in the field, who specialize in strategic, systematic and policy issues related to the European financial services industry. This edited collection will be will be essential reading for students and academics but will also be of interest to financial practitioners and government officials interested in acquiring a deeper understanding of this complex issue.
• Titolo autorizzato: Competition and Profitability in European Financial Services
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910476798603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II