The Palgrave Handbook of European Banking [Hardcover]

This handbook presents a timely collection of original studies on relevant themes, policies and developments in European banking. The contributors analyse how the crisis years have had a long lasting impact on the structure of European banking and explore the regulatory architecture that has started to take form in their wake. Academic experts and senior policy makers have contributed to this volume, which is organized in five main parts. The first part presents an overview of European banking through the crisis and beyond. The second part analyses performance and innovation in EU banking markets. The third part discusses the key regulatory changes aimed at fostering financial stability. Part four looks at the relevance of cross-border banking and part five presents a detailed analysis of the main EU banking markets. This is a highly informative and carefully presented handbook, which provides thought-provoking insights into the past, present and future landscapes of European banking. It will appeal to a wide readership, from scholars and students, through to researchers, practitioners and policy-makers.

Part I: European Banking: Through the Crises and Beyond.- Chapter 1: European Banking: An Overview; Thorsten Beck, Barbara Casu.- Chapter 2: Financial Structure; Marco Pagano, Sam Langfield.- Chapter 3: Bank Governance and Ownership Structures; John Wilson, John Goddard, Donal McKillop.- Chapter 4: Bank Business Models; Rym Ayadi, Willem Pieter de Groen.- Chapter 5: Pay Structure; Jens Hagendorff; Abhishek Srivastav.- Chapter 6: Payment Systems; Wilko Bolt, Nicole Jonker and Mirjam Plooij.- Part II: Performance and Innovation in European Banking.- Chapter 7: Competition in EU Banking; Oliver de Jonghe, Maaike Diepstraten, Glenn Schepens.- Chapter 8: Bank Efficiency and Performance; Rielsª