Switching costs and the extent of potential competition in Brazilian banking

Switching costs are a leading cause of customer lock-in in banking, reducing the extent of competition and increasing market power in this industry. This paper tries to estimate these costs using a methodology that does not require customer microdata. The estimates obtained here—using bank accountin...

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Hauptverfasser: Mariana O. Silva, Claudio R. Lucinda
Format: Artikel
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Emerald Publishing 2017-01-01
Schriftenreihe:EconomiA
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Online Zugang:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1517758016301126