Search for dissertations about: "Commercial banking"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 13 swedish dissertations containing the words Commercial banking.

  2. 1. Commercial Banking and Economic Development The Lebanese Experience 1856-1974

    Author : Ali Abou-Zeinab; Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Social and economic history; banking history; Lebanon; Commercial banking; Free banking; Ekonomisk och social historia;

    Abstract : This thesis emphasises the role of commercial banks as financial intermediaries. It is primarily concerned with the development of the commercial banking system of Lebanon in the period 1856-1974, and assesses the role of the commercial banking system in Lebanon, as capital provider to economic development. READ MORE

  4. 2. Essays on Performance and Growth in Swedish Banking

    Author : Pål Sjöberg; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Swedish banking; degree of competition; Lerner indexes; entry barriers; contestability; commercial banks; savings banks; branch banks; unit banks; GMM estimation; dynamic panel data model; firm growth; Gibrat’s law of proportionate effect; technological change; local banking markets; entry thresholds; ordered probit model; Poisson model.;

    Abstract : This thesis deals with performance and growth in the Swedish banking sector, in an era following important changes such as the globalisation of financial markets, the harmonisation of legislation (e.g. the EU banking directives) and the implementation of new technology, such as Internet banking and other electronic delivery channels. READ MORE

  5. 3. Two Essays on Performance and Growth in Swedish Banking

    Author : Pål Sjöberg; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Swedish banking; conduct parameter; mark-up donw s; deregulation; consolidation; branch banks; unit banks; commercial banks; savings banks; non-linear seemingly unrelated estimation; GMM system estimation; Gibrat s law; ;

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  6. 4. Financial Activities in European VAT - A Theoretical and Legal Research of the European VAT System and the Actual and Preferred Treatment of Financial Activities

    Author : Oskar Henkow; Institutionen för handelsrätt; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Directive; consumption taxation; indirect taxation; EC law; European Union; banking; financial activities; VAT; Financial services; value added tax; European VAT; Industrial and commercial law; Associationsrätt; handelsrätt;

    Abstract : Value added tax (VAT) is a key part of the fiscal revenue of many countries. Yet this broad-based tax on consumer spending exempts financial services. This seems puzzling to many, particularly given the significance of that sector and the size of its value-added in today's world economy. READ MORE

  7. 5. Studies on Swedish banking 1870-2001

    Author : Per Hortlund; Handelshögskolan i Stockholm; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

    Abstract : A novel set of long-term data on Swedish commercial banks in 18702001 is used to shed new light on some long-standing issues in money and banking. Essays 1 and 2 explore long-term changes in the leverage and profitability of the Swedish banking system, and inquire into the causes of their change. READ MORE