The effect of market power on bank risk taking in Turkey

The effect of market power on bank risk taking in Turkey

The aim of this paper is to understand the role of market power on the loan risk and overall bank risk measures for Turkish banks during 2001-2009. Testing for this question is particularly important for the Turkish banking system, which experienced an intense regulation process after 2000 leading t...

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Main Authors: Elmas Yaldiz, Flavio Bazzana
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institute of Public Finance 2010-09-01
Series:Financial Theory and Practice
Subjects:
competition
banking
Online Access:http://www.ijf.hr/eng/FTP/2010/3/yaldiz-bazzana.pdf
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spelling doaj-b84078c511774821ad76f0e84cf738472020-11-24T22:24:18ZengInstitute of Public FinanceFinancial Theory and Practice1846-887X1845-97572010-09-01343297314The effect of market power on bank risk taking in TurkeyElmas YaldizFlavio BazzanaThe aim of this paper is to understand the role of market power on the loan risk and overall bank risk measures for Turkish banks during 2001-2009. Testing for this question is particularly important for the Turkish banking system, which experienced an intense regulation process after 2000 leading to a significant decrease in the number of banks and thereby possibly reducing competition. The results of the study provide some evidence regarding the competition-stability hypothesis.http://www.ijf.hr/eng/FTP/2010/3/yaldiz-bazzana.pdfcompetitionbanking
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competition
banking
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Flavio Bazzana
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title The effect of market power on bank risk taking in Turkey
title_short The effect of market power on bank risk taking in Turkey
title_full The effect of market power on bank risk taking in Turkey
title_fullStr The effect of market power on bank risk taking in Turkey
title_full_unstemmed The effect of market power on bank risk taking in Turkey
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publishDate 2010-09-01
description The aim of this paper is to understand the role of market power on the loan risk and overall bank risk measures for Turkish banks during 2001-2009. Testing for this question is particularly important for the Turkish banking system, which experienced an intense regulation process after 2000 leading to a significant decrease in the number of banks and thereby possibly reducing competition. The results of the study provide some evidence regarding the competition-stability hypothesis.
topic competition
banking
url http://www.ijf.hr/eng/FTP/2010/3/yaldiz-bazzana.pdf
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