Projektnummer

0056130

Zusammenfassung

This study is structured along two distinctive African public policy debates related to banking, whereby one problem is further decomposed into two different analyses. To this end, one paper is devoted to each of the three different lines of research. However, what is common to these distinct lines of research is their focus on the effect of competition. Competition is a key driver of social welfare. It pushes down prices and improves services for both businesses and households. Employing the New Empirical Industrial Organisation (NEIO) literature, this study aims at contributing to th...