This PDF is a selection from a published volume from the National Bureau of Economic Research Volume Title: Europe and the Euro Volume Author/Editor: Alberto Alesina and Francesco Giavazzi, editors Volume Publisher: The University of Chicago Press Volume ISBN: 0-226-01283-2 Volume URL: http://www.nber.org/books/ales08-1 Conference Dates: October 17-18, 2008 Publication Date: February 2010 Chapter Title: Comment on "A New Metric for Banking Integration in Europe" Chapter Author: Loretta J. Mester Chapter URL: http://www.nber.org/chapters/c11666 Chapter pages in book: (246- 253)