Banking Competition and Capital Ratios

42 Pages Posted: 26 Sep 2007

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Klaus Schaeck

University of Bristol

Martin Čihák

International Monetary Fund (IMF); World Bank

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Date Written: September 2007

Abstract

We use data for more than 2,600 European banks to test whether increased competition causes banks to hold higher capital ratios. Employing panel data techniques, and distinguishing between the competitive conduct of small and large banks, we show that banks tend to hold higher capital ratios when operating in a more competitive environment. This result holds when controlling for the degree of concentration in banking systems, inter-industry competition, characteristics of the wider financial system, and the regulatory and institutional environment.

Keywords: Working Paper, Banks, Capital, Competition, Bank supervision, Industrial structure

Suggested Citation

Schaeck, Klaus and Cihak, Martin and Cihak, Martin, Banking Competition and Capital Ratios (September 2007). IMF Working Paper No. 07/216, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1016246

Klaus Schaeck

University of Bristol ( email )

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World Bank ( email )

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