Competition and Regulation in Financial Markets

Front Matter....Pages i-xxiii
Financial Institutions and Regulation in the 21st Century: After the Crash?....Pages 1-15
The Complementary Nature of Competition and Regulation in the Financial Sector....Pages 16-34
Deregulation of Deposit Rate Ceilings in the United States: Prospects and Consequences....Pages 35-54
Concentration and Economies of Scale in the Belgian Financial Sector....Pages 55-96
Profitability and Risk of the Belgian Financial Sector: a Stock Market Analysis and a Comparison with Accounting Data....Pages 97-116
Bank Intermediation under Flexible Deposit Rates and Controlled Credit Allocation: the Italian Experience....Pages 117-156
Government Intervention in the French Financial System....Pages 157-174
Monetary Policy and the Loan Rate in the Netherlands....Pages 175-194
Monetary Restraint Through Credit Control in the United Kingdom — the Lessons of Recent Practice....Pages 195-219
Banking Policy and Commercial Bank Behaviour in Greece....Pages 220-266
Competition and Regulation in Financial Markets: Concluding Observations....Pages 267-274
Back Matter....Pages 275-282