List of Tables List of Figures List of Abbreviations Acknowledgements Notes on the Contributors PART 1: THE FINANCIAL AND BANKING SECTORS IN TRANSITION COUNTRIES L.Kulhánek, S.Poloucek & D.Stavárek Financial sectors and intermediation in transition countries Comparison of financial sector structures Development and restructuring of banking sectors in the CEC Conclusion PART 2: THE CZECH BANKING SYSTEM IN THE 1990S: REGULATION AND SUPERVISION ; R.Matoušek The role and place of banking regulation and supervision Banking regulation and supervision - legislative framework Entry into and exit from the banking sector Deposit insurance scheme The institutional framework of supervision and regulation Conclusion PART 3: CONCENTRATION OF BANKING SECTORS ; S.Poloucek Concentration and economic theory The concept of measurement of concentration Concentration in the banking sectors of the Czech Republic, Poland and Slovakia Conclusion PART 4: EFFICIENCY AND PROFITABILITY IN THE BANKING SECTOR ; D.Stavárek and S.Poloucek The theoretical framework of efficiency Cross-country analysis of relative efficiency Privatization and banking sector profitability Risk and profitability of banks in CEC Relationship between efficiency and profitability Conclusion Appendix PART 5: COSTS OF MACROECONOMIC INSTABILITY IN ACCESSION COUNTRIES ; J.Frait, L.Komárek and M.Melecký Overview of features of the transition process in the ACC Facts on financial instability An empirical analysis of potential costs associated with macroeconomic instability Conclusion Appendix PART 6: EXCHANGE RATE AND MONETARY DEVELOPMENTS IN ACCESSION COUNTRIES ; J.Frait and L.Komárek Overview of discussions on the introduction of the euro Nominal and real convergence Exchange rate developments in six accession countries Inflation targets and price-level convergence Exchange rate regimes and the speed of euro adoption Exchange rate strategies of accession countries Conclusion Index
