Bank Performance, Risk and Firm Financing

Introduction; P.Molyneux Bank Size, Market Power and Financial Stability; J.Maudos & J.F.de Guevara Bank Risk and Analyst Forecasts; M.Anolli & E.Beccalli Foreign Banks in Central Eastern Europe: Impact of Foreign Governance on Bank Performance; E.Miklaszewska & K.Mikolajczyk Financial Crisis and Bank Profitability; T. Lindblom, M.Olsson  & M.Willesson Asset-backed Securitization and Financial Stability: The Downgrading Delay Effect; M.La Torre & F.Mango A Revenue-Based Frontier Measure of Banking Competition; S.Carbó, D.Humphrey & F.Rodríguez Regulation and Bank Performance in Europe; G.E.Chortareas, C.Girardone  & A.Ventouri The Italian Popular Banks and Their Behaviour After the Recent Financial Crisis; P.Morelli  & E.Seghezza Access to Equity for New, Innovative Companies in Italy; L.Canovi, E.Gualandri  & V.Venturelli Can R&D Expenditures Affect Firm Market Value? An Empirical Analysis of a Panel of European Listed Firms; A.Duqi  & G.Torluccio Value Creation of Internationalization Strategies of Italian Medium-sized Listed Firms; O.Morresi  & A.Pezzi Managers' Capital Structure Decisions - The Pecking Order Puzzle; T.Lindblom, G.Sandahl & S.Sjögren