The Palgrave Handbook of European Banking

This handbook presents a timely collection of original studies on relevant themes, policies and developments in European banking. The contributors analyse how the crisis years have had a long lasting impact on the structure of European banking and explore the regulatory architecture that has started to take form in their wake. Academic experts and senior policy makers have contributed to this volume, which is organized in five main parts. The first part presents an overview of European banking through the crisis and beyond. The second part analyses performance and innovation in EU banking markets. The third part discusses the key regulatory changes aimed at fostering financial stability. Part four looks at the relevance of cross-border banking and part five presents a detailed analysis of the main EU banking markets. This is a highly informative and carefully presented handbook, which provides thought-provoking insights into the past, present and future landscapes of European banking. It will appeal to a wide readership, from scholars and students, through to researchers, practitioners and policy-makers.

Thorsten Beck is Professor of Banking and Finance at Cass Business School, City University London, UK, as well as research fellow of the Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR). Previously, he worked at Tilburg University, the Netherlands, where he was chair of the European Banking Center, and in the research department of the World Bank.

Barbara Casu is the Director of the Centre for Banking Research at Cass Business School, City University London, UK, where she is Professor of Banking. Her main research interest is empirical banking, although several of Barbara's research projects are cross-disciplinary and include aspects of financial regulation, structured finance, accounting and corporate governance. She is co-author of the book Introduction to Banking (FT Pearson Education).