Unveiling the macrolevel implications of competition in the commercial banking sector: empirical insights from the BRICS region Available to Purchase

Dr Bhavya Srivastava is an Assistant Professor in finance at the Jindal School of Banking and Finance, O.P. Jindal Global University. Her areas of interest include financial institutions and markets, corporate finance, banking sector competition, banking efficiency, banking regulations and bank risk management. Her thesis investigates the level of competition as well as the economic consequences of banking sector competition in the BRICS banking sectors. Furthermore, her interests primarily align to the field of banking regulations and their relevance in promoting stability and efficiency in a competitive market environment. During her PhD journey over four years, she has published numerous research papers in Scopus- and ABDC-indexed journals (published by Elsevier and Emerald). She has also presented her work at several conferences organized by distinguished institutions.

Shveta Singh is the PFS Chair Professor and the Area Chair of Finance at the Department of Management Studies, Indian Institute of Technology (Delhi), India. She is also the coordinator of the National Centre on Corporate Governance, accredited by the National Foundation on Corporate Governance. Her research focuses on interdisciplinary areas like corporate governance, corporate social responsibility (CSR) and entrepreneurial finance, which have significant social impacts. She has been the recipient of the Lok Sabha Fellowship and the Fetzer Fellowship from the Academy of Management, USA, for her work on CSR, as well as the National Stock Exchange – Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research Corporate Governance Research Initiative Grant. Apart from the four monographs and one textbook, she has published 84 papers (55 international and 29 Indian) in journals of repute, published by renowned publishers like Emerald, Springer, SAGE, Elsevier, Taylor and Francis, Inderscience, etc. In recognition of her research contribution, she has also been honored twice by the “Literati” award for excellence in research by Emerald Publishing, UK and the “Leadership in Research” award by the Institute of Business and Finance Research, USA.

Sonali Jain is an Assistant Professor of Finance at the Department of Management Studies, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi. She completed her PhD from Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, and her BE from Delhi University. Her areas of interest include financial markets, derivatives and corporate finance.