Market Structure in Iran's Banking Sector: An Application of Multilevel Models
This paper analyzes Iran's banking market structure, using unbalanced panel data models during 1997-2009. To study the market structure, various measures of market concentration are examined theoretically and the U index of concentration is applied to Iran's banking system. The results sho...
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| description | This paper analyzes Iran's banking market structure, using unbalanced panel data models during 1997-2009. To study the market structure, various measures of market concentration are examined theoretically and the U index of concentration is applied to Iran's banking system. The results show that, along with the commencement of privatization in Iran's banking sector (2001), U index of concentration has tended to decrease, indicating that competition in Iran's banking market has intensified. However, this may not happen until the strict regulations on private banks are relaxed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e3985bd1380848be9481376b233cc3572024-01-02T10:28:57ZfasAllameh Tabataba'i University Pressفصلنامه پژوهشهای اقتصادی ایران1726-07282476-64452012-03-01175043642877Market Structure in Iran's Banking Sector: An Application of Multilevel ModelsAtousa Goudarzi0Afsaneh Shafiee1Associate Professor, ECO College of Insurance, Allameh Tabatabai UniversitySenior Researcher, Institute for Trade Studies and Research, Ministry of CommerceThis paper analyzes Iran's banking market structure, using unbalanced panel data models during 1997-2009. To study the market structure, various measures of market concentration are examined theoretically and the U index of concentration is applied to Iran's banking system. The results show that, along with the commencement of privatization in Iran's banking sector (2001), U index of concentration has tended to decrease, indicating that competition in Iran's banking market has intensified. However, this may not happen until the strict regulations on private banks are relaxed.https://ijer.atu.ac.ir/article_2877_a31a113368f315a53f21a954f87ecdde.pdfmarket structurecost functionbanking industrymulti-level modelsiran's banking sector |
| spellingShingle | Atousa Goudarzi Afsaneh Shafiee Market Structure in Iran's Banking Sector: An Application of Multilevel Models فصلنامه پژوهشهای اقتصادی ایران market structure cost function banking industry multi-level models iran's banking sector |
| title | Market Structure in Iran's Banking Sector: An Application of Multilevel Models |
| title_full | Market Structure in Iran's Banking Sector: An Application of Multilevel Models |
| title_fullStr | Market Structure in Iran's Banking Sector: An Application of Multilevel Models |
| title_full_unstemmed | Market Structure in Iran's Banking Sector: An Application of Multilevel Models |
| title_short | Market Structure in Iran's Banking Sector: An Application of Multilevel Models |
| title_sort | market structure in iran s banking sector an application of multilevel models |
| topic | market structure cost function banking industry multi-level models iran's banking sector |
| url | https://ijer.atu.ac.ir/article_2877_a31a113368f315a53f21a954f87ecdde.pdf |
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