Competitive environment hypothesis in Turkish banking system

ASLAN A., Koksal K., ÖCAL O.

International Journal of Economics and Financial Issues, vol.1, no.2, pp.74-77, 2011 (Scopus) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 1 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2011
  • Journal Name: International Journal of Economics and Financial Issues
  • Journal Indexes: Scopus, IBZ Online, ABI/INFORM, EconLit, Directory of Open Access Journals
  • Page Numbers: pp.74-77
  • Keywords: Persistence, ROE, Turkish banking system
  • Akdeniz University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

© 2011, Econjournals. All rights reserved.This paper investigates the persistence of profit in Turkish banking system for the period of 2004:1 – 2009:4 by focusing net income after tax to total equity (ROE) as profit measures by utilizing panel unit root tests. We found that competition among surviving banks is high in the Turkish Banking System for the period 2004:1 – 2009:4 which means that competitive environment hypothesis is valid for Turkish banking system.