This file is part of IDEAS, which uses RePEc data


[ Papers | Articles | Software | Books | Chapters | Authors | Institutions | JEL Classification | NEP reports | Search | New papers by email | Author registration | Rankings | Volunteers | FAQ | Blog | Help! ]

Information about:
Loretta J. Mester

Personal Details | Affiliation | Works
This is information that was supplied by Loretta Mester in registering through RePEc. If you are Loretta J. Mester , you may change this information at RePEc. Or if you are not registered and would like to be listed as well, register at RePEc. When you register or update your RePEc registration, you may identify the papers and articles you have authored.

Other registered authors

Personal Details

First Name: Loretta
Middle Name: J.
Last Name: Mester
Suffix:

RePEc Short-ID: pme136

Email: [This author has chosen not to make the email address public]
Homepage: http://www.PhiladelphiaFed.org/econ/homepages/hpmester.html
Postal Address:
Phone:

Affiliation

(in no particular order)

Lists

This author is among the top 5% authors according to these criteria:
  1. Average Rank Score
  2. Number of Works
  3. Number of Distinct Works
  4. Number of Distinct Works, Weighted by Simple Impact Factor
  5. Number of Distinct Works, Weighted by Recursive Impact Factor
  6. Number of Distinct Works, Weighted by Number of Authors
  7. Number of Distinct Works, Weighted by Number of Authors and Simple Impact Factors
  8. Number of Distinct Works, Weighted by Number of Authors and Recursive Impact Factors
  9. Number of Citations
  10. Number of Citations, Discounted by Citation Age
  11. Number of Citations, Weighted by Simple Impact Factor
  12. Number of Citations, Weighted by Simple Impact Factor, Discounted by Citation Age
  13. Number of Citations, Weighted by Recursive Impact Factor
  14. Number of Citations, Weighted by Recursive Impact Factor, Discounted by Citation Age
  15. Number of Citations, Weighted by Number of Authors
  16. Number of Citations, Weighted by Number of Authors, Discounted by Citation Age
  17. Number of Citations, Weighted by Number of Authors and Simple Impact Factors
  18. Number of Citations, Weighted by Number of Authors and Simple Impact Factors, Discounted by Citation Age
  19. Number of Citations, Weighted by Number of Authors and Recursive Impact Factors
  20. Number of Citations, Weighted by Number of Authors and Recursive Impact Factors, Discounted by Citation Age
  21. h, where author has written h papers that have each been cited at least h times.
  22. Number of Registered Citing Authors
  23. Number of Registered Citing Authors, Weighted by Rank (Max. 1 per Author)
  24. Number of Journal Pages
  25. Number of Journal Pages, Weighted by Simple Impact Factor
  26. Number of Journal Pages, Weighted by Recursive Impact Factor
  27. Number of Journal Pages, Weighted by Number of Authors
  28. Number of Journal Pages, Weighted by Number of Authors and Simple Impact Factors
  29. Number of Journal Pages, Weighted by Number of Authors and Recursive Impact Factors
  30. Number of Abstract Views in RePEc Services over the past 12 months
  31. Number of Downloads through RePEc Services over the past 12 months
  32. Number of Abstract Views in RePEc Services over the past 12 months, Weighted by Number of Authors
  33. Number of Downloads through RePEc Services over the past 12 months, Weighted by Number of Authors
  34. Wu-Index

Works

| Working papers | Articles | Access and download statistics | Citations (if any)| NEP Fields |
Download all references for this author: available formats: HTML (with abstracts), plain text (with abstracts), BibTeX, RIS (EndNote), ReDIF

Working papers

  1. Iftekhar Hasan & Loretta J. Mester, 2008. "Central bank institutional structure and effective central banking: cross-country empirical evidence," Working Papers 08-5, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia. [Downloadable!]
    Other versions:

  2. Joseph P. Hughes & Loretta J. Mester, 2008. "Efficiency in banking: theory, practice, and evidence," Working Papers 08-1, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia. [Downloadable!]

  3. Theodore M. Crone & N. Neil K. Khettry & Loretta J. Mester & Jason A. Novak, 2008. "Core measures of inflation as predictors of total inflation," Working Papers 08-9, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia. [Downloadable!]

  4. William W. Lang & Loretta J. Mester & Todd A. Vermilyea, 2007. "Competitive effects of Basel II on U.S. bank credit card lending," Working Papers 07-9, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia. [Downloadable!]
    Published as:

  5. William W. Lang & Loretta J. Mester & Todd A. Vermilyea, 2005. "Potential competitive effects on U.S. bank credit card lending from the proposed bifurcated application of Basel II," Working Papers 05-29, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia. [Downloadable!]

  6. Loretta J. Mester, 2005. "Optimal industrial structure in banking," Working Papers 08-2, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia. [Downloadable!]

  7. Paul S. Calem & Michael B. Gordy & Loretta J. Mester, 2005. "Switching costs and adverse selection in the market for credit cards: new evidence," Working Papers 05-16, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia. [Downloadable!]
    Published as:

  8. Loretta J. Mester & Leonard I. Nakamura & Micheline Renault, 2004. "Transactions accounts and loan monitoring," Working Papers 04-20, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia. [Downloadable!]
    Other versions:

  9. Loretta J. Mester, 2003. "Applying efficiency measurement techniques to central banks," Working Papers 03-13, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia. [Downloadable!]

  10. Joseph P. Hughes & William W. Lang & Loretta J. Mester & Choon-Geol Moon & Michael S. Pagano, 2002. "Do bankers sacrifice value to build empires? managerial incentives, industry consolidation, and financial performance," Working Papers 02-2, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia. [Downloadable!]
    Other versions:
    Published as:

  11. Allen N. Berger & Loretta J. Mester, 2002. "Explaining the dramatic changes in performance of U.S. banks: technological change, deregulation, and dynamic changes in competition," Working Papers 01-6, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia. [Downloadable!]
    Other versions:
    Published as:

  12. Loretta J. Mester & Leonard I. Nakamura & Micheline Renault, 2001. "Checking accounts and bank monitoring," Working Papers 01-3, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia.
    Other versions:

  13. Joseph P. Hughes & Loretta J. Mester & Choon-Geol Moon, 2000. "Are All Scale Economies in Banking Elusive or Illusive: Evidence Obtained by Incorporating Capital Structure and Risk Taking into Models of Bank Production," Center for Financial Institutions Working Papers 00-33, Wharton School Center for Financial Institutions, University of Pennsylvania. [Downloadable!]

  14. Joseph P. Hughes & Loretta J. Mester & Choon-Geol Moon, 2000. "Are Scale Economies in Banking Elusive or Illusive?," Departmental Working Papers 200004, Rutgers University, Department of Economics. [Downloadable!]

  15. Joseph P. Hughes & Loretta J. Mester & William Lang & Choon-Geol Moon, 2000. "Recovering Risky Technologies Using The Almost Ideal Demand System: An Application To U.S. Banking," Departmental Working Papers 200005, Rutgers University, Department of Economics. [Downloadable!]
    Other versions:
    Published as:

  16. Joseph P. Hughes & Loretta J. Mester & Choon-Geol Moon, 2000. "Are scale economies in banking elusive or illusive? Evidence obtained by incorporating capital structure and risk-taking into models of bank production," Working Papers 00-4, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia. [Downloadable!]
    Published as:

  17. Mitchell Berlin & Loretta J. Mester, 2000. "Optimal financial contracts for large investors: the role of lender liability," Working Papers 00-1, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia. [Downloadable!]
    Other versions:

  18. Allen N. Berger & Loretta J. Mester, 1999. "What Explains the Dramatic Changes in Cost and Profit Performance of the U.S. Banking Industry?," Center for Financial Institutions Working Papers 99-10, Wharton School Center for Financial Institutions, University of Pennsylvania. [Downloadable!]
    Other versions:

  19. Mitchell Berlin & Loretta J. Mester, 1999. "Financial contracts and the legal treatment of informed investors," Working Papers 99-8, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia. [Downloadable!]

  20. Mitchell Berlin & Loretta J. Mester, 1998. "Deposits and Relationship Lending Review of Financial Studies," Center for Financial Institutions Working Papers 99-03, Wharton School Center for Financial Institutions, University of Pennsylvania. [Downloadable!]

  21. Joseph P. Hughes & William W. Lang & Loretta J. Mester, 1998. "The dollars and sense of bank consolidation," Working Papers 98-10, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia. [Downloadable!]
    Other versions:
    Published as:

  22. Joseph P. Hughes & Loretta J. Mester, 1997. "Bank capitalization and cost: evidence of scale economies in risk management and signaling," Working Papers 96-2/R, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia. [Downloadable!]
    Published as:

  23. Allen N. Berger & Loretta J. Mester, 1997. "Efficiency and productivity change in the U.S. commercial banking industry: a comparison of the 1980s and 1990s," Working Papers 97-5, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia. [Downloadable!]

  24. Joseph P. Hughes & Loretta J. Mester, 1997. "Bank Managers' Objectives," Departmental Working Papers 199419, Rutgers University, Department of Economics.
    Other versions:

  25. Mitchell Berlin & Loretta J. Mester, 1997. "On the profitability and cost of relationship lending," Working Papers 97-3, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia. [Downloadable!]
    Other versions:
    Published as:

  26. Mitchell Berlin & Loretta J. Mester, 1997. "Deposits and relationship lending," Working Papers 96-18/R, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia. [Downloadable!]
    Other versions:
    Published as:

  27. Allen N. Berger & Loretta J. Mester, 1997. "Inside the Black Box: What Explains Differences in the Efficiencies of Financial Institutions?," Center for Financial Institutions Working Papers 97-04, Wharton School Center for Financial Institutions, University of Pennsylvania. [Downloadable!]
    Other versions:
    Published as:

  28. Mitchell Berlin & Loretta J. Mester, 1997. "Intermediation and vertical integration," Working Papers 97-17, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia. [Downloadable!]
    Published as:

  29. Joseph P. Hughes & William W. Lang & Loretta J. Mester & Choon-Geol Moon, 1996. "Efficient banking under interstate branching," Working Papers 96-9, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia. [Downloadable!]
    Published as:

  30. Joseph P. Hughes & William W. Lang & Loretta J. Mester & Choon-Geol Moon, 1996. "Safety in numbers? Geographic diversification and bank insolvency risk," Working Papers 96-14, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia. [Downloadable!]
    Published as:

  31. Loretta J. Mester, 1996. "Measuring efficiency at U.S. banks: accounting for heterogeneity is important," Working Papers 96-11/R, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia. [Downloadable!]
    Published as:

  32. Loretta J. Mester, 1995. "Efficiency of banks in the Third Federal Reserve District: a study of bank efficiency taking into account risk-preferences," Working Papers 94-1/R, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia.

  33. Joseph P. Hughes & William W. Lang & Loretta J. Mester, 1995. "Recovering technologies that account for generalized managerial preferences: an application to non-risk neutral banks," Working Papers 95-8/R, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia.
    Other versions:

  34. Paul S. Calem & Loretta J. Mester, 1994. "Consumer Behavior and the Stickiness of Credit Card Interest Rates," Center for Financial Institutions Working Papers 94-14, Wharton School Center for Financial Institutions, University of Pennsylvania.
    Other versions:
    Published as:

  35. George J. Mailath & Loretta J. Mester, 1993. "A positive analysis of bank closure," Working Papers 93-10/R, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia.
    Other versions:
    Published as:

  36. Joseph P. Hughes & Loretta J. Mester, 1993. "Accounting for the demand for financial capital and risk-taking in bank cost functions," Working Papers 93-17, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia.

  37. Mitchell Berlin & Loretta J. Mester, 1993. "Financial intermediation as vertical integration," Working Papers 93-3, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia.

  38. Loretta J. Mester, 1993. "Why are credit card rates sticky?," Working Papers 93-16, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia.
    Published as:

  39. Loretta J. Mester, 1992. "Efficiency in the savings and loan industry," Working Papers 92-14, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia.
    Other versions:
    Published as:

  40. Paul S. Calem & Loretta J. Mester, 1992. "Search, switching costs, and the stickiness of credit card interest rates," Working Papers 92-24, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia.

  41. Loretta J. Mester, 1992. "Further evidence concerning expense preference and the Fed," Working Papers 92-4, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia.
    Published as:

  42. Loretta J. Mester, 1992. "Perfectual signaling with imperfectly correlated costs," Working Papers 92-8, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia.
    Other versions:

  43. Joseph P. Hughes & Loretta J. Mester, 1991. "A quality and risk-adjusted cost function for banks: evidence on the " too-big-to-fail" doctrine," Working Papers 91-21, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia.
    Other versions:

  44. George J. Mailath & Loretta J. Mester, 1991. "When do regulators close banks? When should they?," Working Papers 91-24, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia.
    Other versions:

  45. Loretta J. Mester, 1991. "Expense preference and the Fed revisited," Working Papers 91-6, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia.

  46. Loretta J. Mester & Anthony Saunders, 1990. "Who changes the prime rate?," Working Papers 90-26, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia.

  47. Loretta J. Mester & Anthony Saunders, 1990. "When does the prime rate change?," Working Papers 90-16, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia.
    Published as:

  48. Mitchell Berlin & Loretta J. Mester, 1990. "Debt covenants and renegotiation," Working Papers 90-21, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia.
    Other versions:
    Published as:

  49. Loretta J. Mester, 1990. "Traditional and nontraditional banking: an information-theoretic approach," Working Papers 90-3, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia.
    Published as:

  50. Loretta J. Mester, 1989. "Multiple-market contact in an incomplete-information model with imperfectly correlated cost," Working Papers 89-22, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia.

  51. Loretta J. Mester, 1989. "Testing for expense preference behavior: mutual versus stock savings and loans," Working Papers 89-27, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia.
    Published as:

  52. Loretta J. Mester, 1989. "Viability in multiproduct industries," Working Papers 88-21, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia.
    Published as:

  53. Loretta J. Mester, 1988. "Are production economies a motive for mutual to stock conversions in the savings and loan industry?," Working Papers 88-14, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia.

  54. Loretta J. Mester, 1988. "A testing strategy for expense preference behavior," Working Papers 88-13, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia.

  55. Loretta J. Mester, 1988. "Credit card rate stickiness in a screening model of consumer credit," Working Papers 88-20, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia.

  56. Loretta J. Mester, 1987. "Testing for expense preference behavior using cost data," Working Papers 87-5, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia.

  57. Loretta J. Mester, 1987. "An analysis of the effect of ownership form on technology: stock versus mutual savings and loan associations," Working Papers 88-2, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia.

  58. Mitchell Berlin & Loretta J. Mester, 1987. "Credit card rates and consumer search," Working Papers 88-1, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia.
    Published as:

  59. Loretta J. Mester, . "Efficiency of Banks in the Third Federal Reserve District," Rodney L. White Center for Financial Research Working Papers 2-94, Wharton School Rodney L. White Center for Financial Research.
    Other versions:

  60. Joseph P. Hughes & Loretta J. Mester, . "Evidence on the Objectives of Bank Managers," Rodney L. White Center for Financial Research Working Papers 04-94, Wharton School Rodney L. White Center for Financial Research.
    Other versions:
    Published as:

Articles

  1. Loretta J. Mester, 2008. "Innovation and regulation in financial markets: A summary of the 2007 Philadelphia Fed Policy Forum," Business Review, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, issue Q3, pages 35-41. [Downloadable!]

  2. Lang, William W. & Mester, Loretta J. & Vermilyea, Todd A., 2008. "Competitive effects of Basel II on US bank credit card lending," Journal of Financial Intermediation, Elsevier, vol. 17(4), pages 478-508, October. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
    Other versions:

  3. Iftekhar Hasan & Loretta J Mester, 2008. "Central Bank Institutional Structure and Effective Central Banking: Cross-Country Empirical Evidence," Comparative Economic Studies, Palgrave Macmillan Journals, vol. 50(4), pages 620-645, December. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

  4. Mester, Loretta J., 2008. "Introduction," Journal of Economics and Business, Elsevier, vol. 60(1-2), pages 1-12. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

  5. Loretta J. Mester, 2008. "Financing community development: Learning from the past, looking to the future," Business Review, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, issue Q1, pages 34-50. [Downloadable!]

  6. Loretta J. Mester, 2007. "Some thoughts on the evolution of the banking system and the process of financial intermediation," Economic Review, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, issue Q1-2, pages 67 - 75. [Downloadable!]

  7. Loretta J. Mester, 2007. "Economic growth and development: perspectives for policy makers," Business Review, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, issue Q3, pages 30-39. [Downloadable!]

  8. Loretta J. Mester, 2006. "Fiscal imbalance: problems, solutions, and implications," Business Review, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, issue Q3, pages 31-39. [Downloadable!]

  9. Calem, Paul S. & Gordy, Michael B. & Mester, Loretta J., 2006. "Switching costs and adverse selection in the market for credit cards: New evidence," Journal of Banking & Finance, Elsevier, vol. 30(6), pages 1653-1685, June. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
    Other versions:

  10. Berger, Allen N. & Mester, Loretta J., 2005. "Erratum to "Explaining the dramatic changes in performance of US banks: Technological change, deregulation, and dynamic changes in competition" [J. Fin. Intermed. 12 (2003) 57-95]," Journal of Financial Intermediation, Elsevier, vol. 14(2), pages 278-279, April. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

  11. Loretta J. Mester, 2005. "Challenges and opportunities in a global economy: perspectives on outsourcing, exchange rates, and free trade: a summary of the 2004 Philadelphia Fed Policy Forum," Business Review, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, issue Q3, pages 36-48. [Downloadable!]

  12. Berlin, Mitchell & Mester, Loretta J., 2004. "Retail credit risk management and measurement: An introduction to the special issue," Journal of Banking & Finance, Elsevier, vol. 28(4), pages 721-725, April. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

  13. Berlin, Mitchell & Mester, Loretta J., 2004. "Credit card rates and consumer search," Review of Financial Economics, Elsevier, vol. 13(1-2), pages 179-198. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
    Other versions:

  14. Loretta J. Mester, 2004. "Managing the recovery in uncertain times: a summary of the 2003 Philadelphia Fed Policy Forum," Business Review, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, issue Q3, pages 44-53. [Downloadable!]

  15. Hughes, Joseph P. & Lang, William W. & Mester, Loretta J. & Moon, Choon-Geol & Pagano, Michael S., 2003. "Do bankers sacrifice value to build empires? Managerial incentives, industry consolidation, and financial performance," Journal of Banking & Finance, Elsevier, vol. 27(3), pages 417-447, March. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
    Other versions:

  16. Loretta J. Mester, 2003. "Crises, contagion, and coordination: a summary of the 2002 Philadelphia Fed Policy Forum," Business Review, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, issue Q3, pages 8-15. [Downloadable!]

  17. Berger, Allen N. & Mester, Loretta J., 2003. "Explaining the dramatic changes in performance of US banks: technological change, deregulation, and dynamic changes in competition," Journal of Financial Intermediation, Elsevier, vol. 12(1), pages 57-95, January. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
    Other versions:

  18. Loretta J. Mester, 2003. "Changes in the use of electronic means of payment: 1995-2001," Business Review, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, issue Q3, pages 18-28. [Downloadable!]
    Published as:

  19. Loretta J. Mester, 2002. "The Philadelphia Fed Policy Forum: summary of the 2001 Policy Forum and announcement of the 2002 Policy Forum," Business Review, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, issue Q3, pages 6-15. [Downloadable!]

  20. Loretta Mester, 2002. "Is the personal bankruptcy system bankrupt?," Business Review, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, issue Q1, pages 31-44. [Downloadable!]

  21. Loretta J. Mester, 2001. "Changes in the use of electronic means of payment," Business Review, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, issue Q3, pages 10-12. [Downloadable!]

  22. Loretta Mester & Anthony Saunders, 2001. "Introduction: Special Issue on the Banking and Finance Workshop," Journal of Financial Services Research, Springer, vol. 19(2), pages 93-97, April. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

  23. Hughes, Joseph P. & Mester, Loretta J. & Moon, Choon-Geol, 2001. "Are scale economies in banking elusive or illusive?: Evidence obtained by incorporating capital structure and risk-taking into models of bank production," Journal of Banking & Finance, Elsevier, vol. 25(12), pages 2169-2208, December. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
    Other versions:
    Published as:

  24. Berlin, Mitchell & Mester, Loretta J., 2001. "Lender Liability and Large Investors," Journal of Financial Intermediation, Elsevier, vol. 10(2), pages 108-137, April. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

  25. Joseph Hughes & William Lang & Loretta Mester & Choon-Geol Moon, 2000. "Recovering Risky Technologies Using the Almost Ideal Demand System: An Application to U.S. Banking," Journal of Financial Services Research, Springer, vol. 18(1), pages 5-27, October. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
    Other versions:

  26. Loretta J. Mester, 2000. "The changing nature of the payments system: should new players mean new rules?," Business Review, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, issue Mar, pages 3-26. [Downloadable!]

  27. Hughes, Joseph P. & Lang, William W. & Mester, Loretta J. & Moon, Choon-Geol, 1999. "The dollars and sense of bank consolidation," Journal of Banking & Finance, Elsevier, vol. 23(2-4), pages 291-324, February. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
    Other versions:

  28. Loretta J. Mester, 1999. "Banking industry's consolidation: what's a small business to do?," Business Review, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, issue Jan, pages 3-16. [Downloadable!]

  29. Gregory Elliehausen & Loretta J. Mester, 1999. "Credit scoring and securitization of small business loans," Proceedings, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, issue Mar, pages 644-662. [Downloadable!]

  30. Berlin, Mitchell & Mester, Loretta J, 1999. "Deposits and Relationship Lending," Review of Financial Studies, Oxford University Press for Society for Financial Studies, vol. 12(3), pages 579-607.
    Other versions:

  31. Joseph P. Hughes & Loretta J. Mester, 1998. "Bank Capitalization And Cost: Evidence Of Scale Economies In Risk Management And Signaling," The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press, vol. 80(2), pages 314-325, May. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
    Other versions:

  32. Berlin, Mitchell & Mester, Loretta J, 1998. "Intermediation and Vertical Integration," Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, Blackwell Publishing, vol. 30(3), pages 500-519, August.
    Other versions:
    Published as:

  33. Berlin, Mitchell & Mester, Loretta J., 1998. "On the profitability and cost of relationship lending," Journal of Banking & Finance, Elsevier, vol. 22(6-8), pages 873-897, August. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
    Other versions:

  34. Berger, Allen N. & Mester, Loretta J., 1997. "Inside the black box: What explains differences in the efficiencies of financial institutions?," Journal of Banking & Finance, Elsevier, vol. 21(7), pages 895-947, July. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
    Other versions:

  35. Loretta J. Mester, 1997. "What's the point of credit scoring?," Business Review, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, issue Sep, pages 3-16. [Downloadable!]

  36. Mester, Loretta J., 1997. "Measuring efficiency at U.S. banks: Accounting for heterogeneity is important," European Journal of Operational Research, Elsevier, vol. 98(2), pages 230-242, April. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
    Other versions:

  37. Loretta J. Mester, 1996. "Repealing Glass-Steagall: the past points the way to the future," Business Review, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, issue Jul, pages 3-18. [Downloadable!]

  38. Joseph P. Hughes & William W. Lang & Loretta J. Mester & Choon-Geol Moon, 1996. "Safety in numbers? Geographic diversification and bank insolvency risk," Proceedings, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, issue May, pages 202-218.
    Other versions:

  39. Joseph P. Hughes & William Lang & Loretta J. Mester & Choon-Geol Moon, 1996. "Efficient banking under interstate branching," Proceedings, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.), pages 1045-1075.
    Other versions:

  40. Mester, Loretta J., 1996. "A study of bank efficiency taking into account risk-preferences," Journal of Banking & Finance, Elsevier, vol. 20(6), pages 1025-1045, July. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

  41. Mester, Loretta J. & Saunders, Anthony, 1995. "When does the prime rate change?," Journal of Banking & Finance, Elsevier, vol. 19(5), pages 743-764, August. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
    Other versions:

  42. Joseph P. Hughes & William Lang & Loretta J. Mester & Choon-Geol Moon, 1995. "Recovering banking technologies when managers are not risk-neutral," Proceedings, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, issue May, pages 349-368.

  43. Loretta J. Mester, 1995. "There's more than one way to sell a security: the Treasury's auction experiment," Business Review, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, issue Jul, pages 3-17. [Downloadable!]

  44. Calem, Paul S & Mester, Loretta J, 1995. "Consumer Behavior and the Stickiness of Credit-Card Interest Rates," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, vol. 85(5), pages 1327-36, December. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
    Other versions:

  45. Mailath George J. & Mester Loretta J., 1994. "A Positive Analysis of Bank Closure," Journal of Financial Intermediation, Elsevier, vol. 3(3), pages 272-299, June. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
    Other versions:

  46. Mester, Loretta J, 1994. "Why Are Credit Card Rates Sticky?," Economic Theory, Springer, vol. 4(4), pages 505-30, May.
    Other versions:

  47. Joseph P. Hughes & Loretta J. Mester, 1994. "Evidence on the objectives of bank managers," Proceedings, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, issue May, pages 496-500.
    Other versions:

  48. Mester, Loretta J, 1994. "Further Evidence Concerning Expense Preference and the Fed," Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, Blackwell Publishing, vol. 26(1), pages 125-45, February. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
    Other versions:

  49. Loretta J. Mester, 1994. "How efficient are Third District banks?," Business Review, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, issue Jan, pages 3-18. [Downloadable!]

  50. Mester, Loretta J, 1994. "Borrower and Neighborhood Racial and Income Characteristics and Financial Institution Mortgage Application Screening: Comments," The Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics, Springer, vol. 9(3), pages 241-43, November.

  51. Mester, Loretta J., 1993. "Efficiency in the savings and loan industry," Journal of Banking & Finance, Elsevier, vol. 17(2-3), pages 267-286, April. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
    Other versions:

  52. Mester, Loretta J., 1993. "Discussants' comments on Berg . and McAllister and McManus," Journal of Banking & Finance, Elsevier, vol. 17(2-3), pages 407-410, April. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

  53. Loretta J. Mester, 1992. "Banking and commerce: a dangerous liaison?," Business Review, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, issue May, pages 17-29. [Downloadable!]

  54. Berlin, Mitchell & Mester, Loretta J., 1992. "Debt covenants and renegotiation," Journal of Financial Intermediation, Elsevier, vol. 2(2), pages 95-133, June. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
    Other versions:

  55. Mester, Loretta J., 1992. "Traditional and nontraditional banking: An information-theoretic approach," Journal of Banking & Finance, Elsevier, vol. 16(3), pages 545-566, June. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
    Other versions:

  56. Loretta J. Mester, 1992. "Perpetual Signalling with Imperfectly Correlated Costs," RAND Journal of Economics, The RAND Corporation, vol. 23(4), pages 548-563, Winter. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
    Other versions:

  57. Mester, Loretta J., 1991. "Agency costs among savings and loans," Journal of Financial Intermediation, Elsevier, vol. 1(3), pages 257-278, June. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

  58. Loretta J. Mester, 1990. "Curing our ailing deposit-insurance system," Business Review, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, issue Sep, pages 13-24. [Downloadable!]

  59. Loretta J. Mester, 1990. "The costs of traditional and nontraditional banking," Proceedings, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, pages 170-174.

  60. Loretta J. Mester, 1989. "Owners versus managers: who controls the bank?," Business Review, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, issue May, pages 13-23. [Downloadable!]

  61. Loretta J. Mester, 1989. "Testing for Expense Preference Behavior: Mutual versus Stock Savings and Loans," RAND Journal of Economics, The RAND Corporation, vol. 20(4), pages 483-498, Winter. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
    Other versions:

  62. Mester, Loretta J., 1989. "Viability in multiproduct industries," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 31(3), pages 273-276, December. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
    Other versions:

  63. Loretta J. Mester, 1988. "Going, going, gone: setting prices with auctions," Business Review, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, issue Mar, pages 3-13. [Downloadable!]

  64. Mester, Loretta J, 1987. "Multiple Market Contact between Savings and Loans: A Note," Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, Blackwell Publishing, vol. 19(4), pages 538-49, November. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

  65. Mester, Loretta J, 1987. " A Multiproduct Cost Study of Savings and Loans," Journal of Finance, American Finance Association, vol. 42(2), pages 423-45, June. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

  66. Loretta J. Mester, 1987. "Efficient production of financial services: scale and scope economies," Business Review, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, issue Jan, pages 15-25.

  67. Loretta J. Mester, 1986. "The effects of multimarket contact on savings and loan behavior," Proceedings, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, pages 171-173.

NEP Fields

20 papers by this author were announced in NEP, and specifically in the following field reports (number of papers):
  1. NEP-ACC: Accounting & Auditing (1) 2001-08-15
  2. NEP-BAN: Banking (2) 2007-04-14 2008-02-16
  3. NEP-CBA: Central Banking (5) 2001-11-05 2008-02-16 2008-04-29 2008-06-07 2008-12-14 Author is listed
  4. NEP-CDM: Collective Decision-Making (1) 2002-04-25
  5. NEP-CFN: Corporate Finance (1) 1999-10-20
  6. NEP-COM: Industrial Competition (1) 2005-09-11
  7. NEP-EFF: Efficiency & Productivity (4) 2000-07-11 2000-07-11 2001-10-22 2008-02-16
  8. NEP-FIN: Finance (2) 1999-10-20 2000-04-17
  9. NEP-FMK: Financial Markets (3) 1999-05-03 2005-09-11 2006-02-05
  10. NEP-FOR: Forecasting (1) 2008-06-07
  11. NEP-IND: Industrial Organization (3) 1999-06-08 1999-10-20 2000-04-17
  12. NEP-INO: Innovation (2) 2000-07-11 2001-08-15
  13. NEP-MAC: Macroeconomics (2) 2008-06-07 2008-12-14
  14. NEP-MIC: Microeconomics (1) 2000-04-17
  15. NEP-MON: Monetary Economics (4) 2003-12-14 2008-04-29 2008-06-07 2008-12-14
  16. NEP-REG: Regulation (2) 2006-02-05 2007-04-14
  17. NEP-RMG: Risk Management (1) 2007-04-14
Did you know? IDEAS also indexes books.

This page was last updated on 2009-10-30.

This information is provided to you by IDEAS at the Department of Economics, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, University of Connecticut using RePEc data on a server sponsored by the Society for Economic Dynamics.