International Congress on Eurasian Economies

International Conference on Eurasian Economies

17-18 September 2013 – St. Petersburg, RUSSIA

Paper detail

Paper ID : 789
Status : Paper published
Language : Turkish
Topic : Sectoral Analyses
Presenter: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Utku Altunöz
Session : 7C Sektörel Sorunlar

Emprical Analysis of Competition Dynamics in Turkish Banking via Competition Determination Approaches
Türk Bankacılığında Rekabet Değerlendirme Yaklaşımları ile Rekabet Dinamiklerinin Ampirik Analizi

Abstract

Due to the complex and close interaction of banks with other economic units, any trouble in banking sector might have repercussion on the whole economy which makes the market structure and competition in banking sector as a cynosure. Business world is facing gradually increasing competition. It seems that the existence of firms depends on the power and the advantage of their competitiveness. The purpose of this study is to analyze the competition structure and the market conditions of Turkish banking system. despite the existence of a number of studies about competition in banking sector, there is still a lack of the studies which has been done with Lerner's Index. Due to this fact, Lerner’s Indeks is used in this study. Bank level determinants of Lerner Index is analysed using Panel Data Regression Method and was reached to factors effecting competitive behavior in Turkish Banking Sector.

JEL codes: G21, D40, L11

Altunöz, Utku (2013). "Emprical Analysis of Competition Dynamics in Turkish Banking via Competition Determination Approaches" in Proceedings of International Conference of Eurasian Economies 2013, pp.812-821, St. Petersburg, RUSSIA.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.36880/C04.00789

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