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Changes in level of competition in banking sectors in Poland, Czech Republic and Hungary compared to other EU states

Małgorzata Pawłowska

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to present the results of competition in the banking sectors in countries in the region (Poland, Czech Republic and Hungary) as compared to other EU country banking sectors, before the crisis and during the crisis. The article presents the results of own research on competition and concentration in the EU banking sector, covering the period before the financial crisis and during the crisis (empirical studies conducted on data covering the years 1997 to 2012) as well as the results of other authors in relation to banking sectors in EU countries based on the methods of the theory of Industrial Organization Approach of
Banking. The paper also addresses the phenomenon of competition between banks and how it affects the stability of the banking sector. The empirical results of the study showed that the level of competition reduced during the crisis in the banking sectors in the region (Poland, Czech Republic and Hungary).

Vol. 58 No. 1 (2015)
Published: 2015-03-30


ISSN: 1429-2939
eISSN: 2544-7068
Ikona DOI 10.26354

Publisher
Bankowy Fundusz Gwarancyjny

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