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Economic Commentary

Competition and Bank Profitability: Recent Evidence

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The nature of the relationship between the number and size distribution of competitors in a market (market structure) and their performance is of crucial importance to bank regulators and others responsible for evaluating the competitive effects of bank and bank holding company mergers and acquisitions.

11.01.1986EC 11/1/1986

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Whalen, Gary. 1986. “Competition and Bank Profitability: Recent Evidence.” Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, Economic Commentary 11/1/1986.

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