Why is Foreign Bank Penetration So Low in Developed Nations?

Allen N. Berger
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Allen N. Berger: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and Wharton Financial Institutions Center, USA

Chapter 10 in Cross-Border Banking:Regulatory Challenges, 2006, pp 125-150 from World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.

Abstract: AbstractThe following sections are included:IntroductionEconomic Comparative Advantages and Disadvantages of Foreign BanksEmpirical Evidence on the Relative Efficiency of Foreign BanksExplicit and Implicit Government Barriers to Foreign Bank CompetitionBrief Look at Worldwide Data on Cross-Border BankingConclusionsReferences

Keywords: Cross-Border Banking; Home-Host Coordination; International Banking; International Bank Mergers; Regulation of Cross-Border Banking; Failure of Internationally Active Banks; Geographic Expansion in Banking (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2006
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