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 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.

Keywords:

Market Structure , Cost Function , Banking Industry , Multi-level Models , Iran s Banking Sector

Authors

Atousa Goodarzi

Associate Professor, ECO College of Insurance, Allameh Tabatabai University,

Afsaneh Shafiee

Senior Researcher, Institute for Trade Studies and Research, Ministry of Commerce

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JR_IJER-17-50_002

تاریخ نمایه سازی: 23 دی 1396

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