Since financial liberalization in the 1980s, non-profit maximizing, stakeholder-oriented banks have outperformed private banks in Europe. This article draws on empirical research, banking theory and theories of the firm ...

The objective of this paper is to evaluate bank efficiency in the period from 2012 to 2016 by applying Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) in a dataset of 37 Brazilian banks provided by the Brazilian Central Bank. We have ...

This dissertation analyses the changes in the Brazilian and Argentinean bank system in the 90 s decade under a context of many transformations. It makes an approach of the legal aspects, the occurrence and effects of crisis, ...

This dissertation analyses the changes in the Brazilian and Argentinean bank system in the 90 s decade under a context of many transformations. It makes an approach of the legal aspects, the occurrence and effects of crisis, ...

Financial institutions play an important role in the development of any country’s economy, but there is still an enormous gap between supply and demand of financial services that meet the needs of the poor. Hence, it is ...

The Brazilian economy was severely hit by the 2008 crisis. In the beginning of the crisis, the vast majorities of the economic agents and authorities thought that Brazil could face some sort of decoupling since some ...