Prudential regulations, restructuring and competition
Subtitle: the case of the Argentine banking industry
By: Tamara Burdisso and Laura D'Amato
Series: Documentos de trabajo -- working paper no. 10; Documentos de trabajo (Banco Central de la República Argentina. Area de Economía y Finanzas) -- no. 10
Publisher: Banco Central de la República Argentina, Area de Economía y Finanzas
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Buenos Aires
Language: eng
Number of pages: 23
Subjects: Banks and banking; Econometric models
Description: Analyzes the extent to which the restructuring process has reduced the level of competition in the industry and investigates the effects of regulations on bank profitability. Explains the differences in profitability among the 20 largest retail banks by using panel data. Determines the degree of competition they face in local markets.
Notes: "October 1999."

Includes bibliographical references (leaves 22-23).