This second edition of The Industrial Organization explores the study of the structure of
individual banks, banking markets, and their interactions. The book has the same two key …

To reduce the probability of financial crises, policymakers have introduced bank levies,
whose application differs across countries. The problem in their use lies in identifying the …

We evaluated the effects of the bank levy (BL) on the profitability of commercial banks and
the balance sheet reconstruction, and the shifting of banks' activities into countries with …

The main objective of the article is to determine the factors affecting the level of inflows from
bank taxes and bank fees (understood as the burden allocated to a stabilisation fund) …

Policymakers introduce bank levies (BLs) to reduce the probability of crises. In this study, we
evaluate the effects of the Hungarian and German BLs implemented in 2010 and 2011 …

This paper develops a model in which a handful of dominant banks mutually engage in
head-to-head rivalry while acting as loan-quantity-setting leaders vis-à-vis numerous fringe …

Research background: The bank levy was approved in 2011 and entered into force in 2012.
Shortly after the economic crisis, Slovakia was not the only country to introduce it. Unlike …

In the aftermath of the 2007–2009 global financial meltdown and economic downturn and
growth slowdown that followed, most nations' governments mounted substantial efforts to …