{"doi":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbankfin.2009.01.006","page":"1299-1311","publication_status":"published","issue":"7","keyword":["Market structure","Financial stability","Banking regulation"],"date_created":"2018-09-14T13:02:19Z","jel":["G21","G28","G34","L16"],"abstract":[{"lang":"eng","text":"Using aggregate balance sheet data from banks across the EU-25 over the period from 1997 to 2005 we provide empirical evidence that national banking market concentration has a negative impact on European banks’ financial soundness as measured by the Z-score technique while controlling for macroeconomic, bank-specific, regulatory, and institutional factors. Furthermore, our analysis reveals that Eastern European banking markets exhibiting a lower level of competitive pressure, fewer diversification opportunities and a higher fraction of government-owned banks are more prone to financial fragility whereas capital regulations have supported financial stability across the entire European Union."}],"date_updated":"2023-01-10T09:36:22Z","type":"journal_article","publication":"Journal of Banking & Finance","language":[{"iso":"eng"}],"title":"Consolidation in banking and financial stability in Europe: Empirical evidence","_id":"4406","department":[{"_id":"186"},{"_id":"188"}],"volume":33,"user_id":"21810","citation":{"apa":"Uhde, A., & Heimeshoff, U. (2009). Consolidation in banking and financial stability in Europe: Empirical evidence. Journal of Banking & Finance, 33(7), 1299–1311. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbankfin.2009.01.006","ama":"Uhde A, Heimeshoff U. Consolidation in banking and financial stability in Europe: Empirical evidence. Journal of Banking & Finance. 2009;33(7):1299-1311. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbankfin.2009.01.006","mla":"Uhde, André, and Ulrich Heimeshoff. “Consolidation in Banking and Financial Stability in Europe: Empirical Evidence.” Journal of Banking & Finance, vol. 33, no. 7, 2009, pp. 1299–311, doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbankfin.2009.01.006.","ieee":"A. Uhde and U. Heimeshoff, “Consolidation in banking and financial stability in Europe: Empirical evidence,” Journal of Banking & Finance, vol. 33, no. 7, pp. 1299–1311, 2009, doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbankfin.2009.01.006.","chicago":"Uhde, André, and Ulrich Heimeshoff. “Consolidation in Banking and Financial Stability in Europe: Empirical Evidence.” Journal of Banking & Finance 33, no. 7 (2009): 1299–1311. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbankfin.2009.01.006.","short":"A. Uhde, U. Heimeshoff, Journal of Banking & Finance 33 (2009) 1299–1311.","bibtex":"@article{Uhde_Heimeshoff_2009, title={Consolidation in banking and financial stability in Europe: Empirical evidence}, volume={33}, DOI={https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbankfin.2009.01.006}, number={7}, journal={Journal of Banking & Finance}, author={Uhde, André and Heimeshoff, Ulrich}, year={2009}, pages={1299–1311} }"},"status":"public","intvolume":" 33","year":"2009","extern":"1","author":[{"orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8058-8857","first_name":"André","last_name":"Uhde","id":"36049","full_name":"Uhde, André"},{"full_name":"Heimeshoff, Ulrich","last_name":"Heimeshoff","first_name":"Ulrich"}]}