“...•We analyse whether the effect of the income structure on the risk and profitability of European banks has changed as a result of the crisis.•We also analyse...”

“...We examine the evolution of competition in banking in the EU in its interaction with regulatory developments and the parallel evolution of the application of...”

“...The Spanish bank sector has restructured extensively since the crisis erupted in 2008 in an attempt to correct the imbalances accumulated during the preceding...”

“...•The main explanatory variable of investment are financial constraints.•Debt has a non-linear effect on investment: high debt is detrimental to...”

“...•This paper analyzes the multimarket contact intensity in the Spanish banking sector.•Market power and the intensity of the multimarket contacts are positively...”

“...Byline: Paula Cruz-Garcia (2), Juan Fernandez de Guevara (1,2), Joaquin Maudos (1,2) Keywords: Bank interest margin; Yield curve; Interest rates; Monetary...”

“...Early studies testing the quiet life hypothesis in banking found strong evidence that banks in more concentrated markets exhibit lower cost efficiency levels...”

“...Financial integration in Europe should affect the competition between markets and intermediaries and generate a convergence of both interest rates and margins...”

“...We analyze the evolution of market power in the main banking sectors of the European Union. The evolution of the relative margins does not show an increase in...”

“...Fernández de Guevara J. and Maudos J. Regional financial development and bank competition: effects on firms' growth, Regional Studies. This paper analyses the...”