%0 Journal Article %T THE EFFECTS OF THE COMPETITION IN THE ROMANIAN BANKING SYSTEM %A OVIDIU STOICA %A BOGDAN C£¿PRARU %J Scientific Annals of the Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi : Economic Sciences Series %D 2007 %I %X The present study is structured as follows: in section 1, it is enhanced the gap and in the same time the potential to growth in the Romanian banking system, compared with the EU ones; it is analysed the impact of EU integration on bank products¡¯ prices, taking into account the two approaches concerning the evaluation of the competition: the Structure-Conduct-Performance Hypothesis¡± (SCP) and the Efficient Structure Hypothesis¡± (ESH); it is approached the competition problem in the Romanian banking system, as result of the integration process, including aspects concerning the marketing strategies, the corporate and retail banking and the financial non-bank institutions. %K competition %K banking system %K challenges %K European integration %U http://anale.feaa.uaic.ro/anale/resurse/09_Stoica_O,_Capraru_B_-_The_effects_of_the_competition_in_the_romanian_banking_system.pdf