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Financial Reforms, Competition, and Risk in Banking Markets

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The analysis of the relationship between financial reforms, competition, and bank risk-taking incentives is of particular interest in the wake of the recent financial turmoil, as banks and regulators are currently facing unprecedented challenges. As new regulations and infrastructures are created and the old ones discarded or reformed, it is necessary to foster understanding of the implications of the crisis on the banking sector.

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  1. Barbara Casu
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Editors and Affiliations

  1. University of Roma III, Italy

    Franco Fiordelisi (Professor of Banking and Finance) (Professor of Banking and Finance)

  2. Bangor Business School, Bangor University, UK

    Franco Fiordelisi (Professor of Banking and Finance) (Professor of Banking and Finance)

  3. Essex Finance Centre, Essex University, UK

    Franco Fiordelisi (Professor of Banking and Finance) (Professor of Banking and Finance)

  4. Bangor Business School, Bangor University, UK

    Philip Molyneux (Professor of Banking and Finance) (Professor of Banking and Finance)

  5. University of Roma III, Italy

    Daniele Previati (Professor of Banking and Finance) (Professor of Banking and Finance)

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© 2010 Barbara Casu, Alessandra Ferrari and Tianshu Zhao

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Casu, B., Ferrari, A., Zhao, T. (2010). Financial Reforms, Competition, and Risk in Banking Markets. In: Fiordelisi, F., Molyneux, P., Previati, D. (eds) New Issues in Financial and Credit Markets. Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Banking and Financial Institutions. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230302181_9

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