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A framework for analyzing competition in the banking sector : an application to the case of Jordan

Author:	Demirguc-Kunt, Asli; Peria, Maria Soledad Martinez;	Collection Title:	Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5499
Country:	Jordan;	Date Stored:	2010/12/13
Document Date:	2010/12/01	Document Type:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English	Major Sector:	Finance
Rel. Proj ID:	1W-The Crisis And Beyond: Fy11-Fy13 -- -- P122136;	Region:	Middle East and North Africa
Report Number:	WPS5499	Sub Sectors:	General finance sector
SubTopics:	Access to Finance; Emerging Markets; Markets and Market Access; Banks & Banking Reform; Debt Markets	Volume No:	1 of 1

Summary: This paper proposes a framework to analyze competition in the banking sector using Jordan as an example. In particular, the paper pursues a multi-pronged approach to analyze competition including (i) an examination of the extent to which the market is contestable (that is, has low barriers to bank entry and exit), (b) an evaluation of the behavior of bank spreads, and (iii) an assessment of non-structural and direct measures of bank competition such as the H-statistic and the Lerner Index. This approach provides a more comprehensive framework to examine competition in the banking sector, compared with the commonly used alternative of looking only at bank concentration figures. In the case of Jordan, the analysis indicates that although concentration has declined, competition in the country is low and has decreased over time.


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