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- Title
Antitrust Analysis in Banking: Goals, Methods, and Justifications in a Changed Environment.
- Authors
Walter, John R.; Wescott, Patricia E.
- Abstract
The article reports on the analysis regarding bank mergers and its goals, methods and justification in the banking market changes in the U.S. The authors stress on the possible effects of bank mergers in business competitions. They note that the banking environment is now changing with the increased in bank merger or acquisition. They emphasize the possibilities for banks to exercise market power when there are few competitors. The situation may result to fewer loans with high interest rates. Moreover, the authors note the decrease of economic efficiency when market power is high. However, the authors affirm that the means of analysis regarding the approval of bank merger still make sense regardless of a changed environment.
- Subjects
UNITED States; BANK mergers; BANKING industry; INTEREST rates; BANK profits; BANK loans; FINANCIAL institutions; DEMAND for money; INVESTMENT interest; ECONOMIC efficiency
- Publication
Economic Quarterly (10697225), 2008, Vol 94, Issue 1, p45
- ISSN
1069-7225
- Publication type
Article