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Concentration of world banking and the role of U.S. banks among the 100 largest, 1956–1980
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In this article, the authors examined two dimensions of institutional change: the trend in concentration of banking assets in the world's largest banks, and the relative position of banks from various countries among the largest banks.Abstract:
During the past two decades, international banking activity has grown rapidly. With institutional change of such magnitude taking place, it is interesting and potentially useful to look at the nature of the change. This paper examines two dimensions of this change: the trend in concentration of banking assets in the world's largest banks, and the relative position of banks from various countries among the world's largest banks. The data indicate that the percentage of banking deposits accounted for by the world's largest banks generally has increased steadily since 1956. The data also reveal that the importance of U.S. banks within the world's largest banks has declined dramatically since 1956. It is suggested that this trend is the result of the readjustment to the distortions of WWII, the rise of the commercial paper market in the U.S., and the large number of U.S. banks compared to other countries.read more
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The relative size of banks and industrial firms in the U.S. and other countries A Note
TL;DR: The authors showed that U.S. banks are not large enough to compete with their foreign counterparts and provide for the credit needs of large industrial corporations, but they are still well represented among the world's largest banks.
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Size and rank stability of the 100 largest commercial banks, 1925–1978
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors conducted a study of the 100 largest industrial corporations and found that the concentration of deposits in the top 100 largest banks increased from 33.7 percent in 1925 to 51.4 percent in 1978.