When They Go Low, We Go High? : Measuring Bank Market Power in a Low-for-Long Environment.

We examine trends in bank competition since the early 2000s. The Lerner index-arguably the most commonly used measure-shows evidence of a marked increase in market power in advanced economies, especially after the global financial crisis. But other frequently used indicators of banking sector compet...

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Natura: Periodico
Lingua:English
Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2021.
Serie:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2021/149
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