NBS-7079B Banking and Financial Markets Assignment

Do Foreign Direct Investment inflows affect bank competition? Evaluate using an example of Eastern European Country from the list below.
*Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovak Republic, Slovenia

STEP 1: 40% ASSIGNMENT DEADLINE

1. Background of the study
   1. Banking environment of your chosen country
   2. Recent history of banking industry of your chosen country
2. Motivations for studying the problem and research questions
3. Literature review
   1. Concentration and competition measures and their differences
   2. Concentration approach and empirical literature.
   3. Competition approach and empirical literature.
   4. Effect of Foreign Direct Investment

STEP 2: 60% ASSIGNMENT DEADLINE

1. Data sources and sample description
   1. Created dataset and its descriptive statistics
2. Research methodology
   1. Regression model
   2. Variable definitions (dependent and independent variable(s))
   3. Regression analysis and results
3. Summary conclusions
   1. Potential policy implications of research and suggestions
   2. Limitations of research

Please be aware that the bank data should be accessed via Fitch Connect Dataset available through the UEA library catalogue. Foreign Direct Investment variable can be obtained using World Development Indicators (World Bank database).

The choice of banks should include specialisations such as:

• Commercial Banks
• Real Estate & Mortgage Bank
• Finance Companies (Credit Card, Factoring & Leasing)
• Cooperative Bank
• Investment Banks
• Specialized Governmental Credit Institution

The time period in which the data should be collected should not exceed years prior to 1999.

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