Annotation This collection of research contributions, written by leading academics and researchers, includes trend evaluations and examinations of the driving forces behind the efficiency, competition and profitability of financial firms and institutions in Europe.

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.

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

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