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Financial Intermediation in the New Europe: Foreign Banks, Markets, and Regulation in EU Accession Countries »

Authors: Donato Masciandaro
ISBN-13: 9781843769491, ISBN-10: 1843769492
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Elgar, Edward Publishing, Inc.
Date Published: January 2005
Edition: (Non-applicable)

Author Biography: Donato Masciandaro

Book Synopsis

The 13 papers presented here by Masciandaro (Bocconi U., Italy) assess the liberalization and privatization of banking and finance in the European Union accession countries, paying particular attention to the role of foreign banks and by regulatory and supervisory authorities. Overall trends in banking and financial intermediation in relation to households and small and medium-sized firms are the topic of the first group of contributions. Next come a group of empirical and theoretical studies in the impact of foreign banks on efficiency. Finally, in a section on regulation and supervision, national institutional models are studied and the possibilities for a supranational model for Europe are explored. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

	Foreword
	Introduction
1	Banking industry in Central and Eastern Europe : the unexpected leader in the transition and integration with the EU	3
2	Deepening financial intermediation in the new Europe : the role of banks	28
3	Financial structures and private sector development in the new Europe	56
4	Financial risk in accession countries	87
5	Who needs foreign banks?	133
6	New Europe banking : the role of international players	158
7	Financial intermediation in accession countries : the role of foreign banks	181
8	Foreign banks and financial stability in the new Europe	208
9	Eastern passages for Italy's banks and industrial districts : are the two related or independent	225
10	Financial regualtion in the new Europe	257
11	Single authority in financial markets supervision : lessons for EU enlargement	284
12	Deposit insurance in the new Europe	321
13	Interest rate pass-through in EU acceding countries : the case of the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland	345