BANKING SPREAD: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE INTERNATIONAL LITERATURE
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.22456/2176-5456.11123Keywords:
Financial institutions, Banks, Banking spreadAbstract
This paper aims at evaluating the international empirical literature about banking spread, considering the characteristics of methodological approach and of the measure pattern of banking spread. The classification and comparative analysis of the literature indicates that the countries characteristics that are determinants of banking spread are mainly related to macroeconomic variables and market concentration degree. Furthermore, the paper show evidences about differences related to the empirical findings according the measure pattern, what suggests some propositions for future studies.