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How Banking competition Changed over Time

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Jacob Bikker en Laura Spierdijk

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This paper is the first detailed and world-wide investigation of the developments in banking competition during the past fifteen years. Using the Panzar-Rosse approach, we establish significant changes over time in the competitiveness of the banking industry. The changes in competition over time are small on average, but substantial for several countries and regions. Various Western economies faced a significant decline in banking competition during recent years. In particular, the competitive climate in the euro area was subject to a major break around 2001 - 2002, initiating a period of less competition. Also for the United States and Japan we establish a break during this period. The part of Eastern Europe that now belongs to the European Union experienced a significant but modest decrease in competition during the past ten years. Furthermore, the banking industry in emerging markets became more competitive during the last decade. We attribute the predominantly downward trend in competition to increased bank size and the shift from traditional intermediation to off-balance sheet activities.

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Paper provided by Netherlands Central Bank, Research Department in its series DNB Working Papers with number 167.

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Keywords: competition banking industry Panzar-Rosse model structural breaks.

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C52 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric Modeling - - - Model Evaluation and Testing
G21 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Banks; Other Depository Institutions; Mortgages
L11 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance - - - Production, Pricing, and Market Structure; Size Distribution of Firms
L13 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance - - - Oligopoly and Other Imperfect Markets

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  1. Jacob A. Bikker & Laura Spierdijk & Paul Finnie, 2006. "The Impact of Bank Size on Market Power," DNB Working Papers 120, Netherlands Central Bank, Research Department. [Downloadable!]
  2. Michiel van Leuvensteijn & Jacob A. Bikker & Adrian A.R.J.M. van Rixtel & Christoffer Kok Sørensen, 2007. "A new approach to measuring competition in the loan markets of the euro area," Working Paper Series 768, European Central Bank. [Downloadable!]
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  3. Jim Wong & Eric Wong & Tom Fong & Ka-fai Choi, 2006. "Competition in Hong Kong's Banking Sector: A Panzar-Rosse Assessment," Working Papers 0616, Hong Kong Monetary Authority. [Downloadable!]
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  1. Jacob A. Bikker & Laura Spierdijk & Paul Finniez, 2007. "Stock market performance and pension fund investment policy: rebalancing, free float, or market timing?," DNB Working Papers 156, Netherlands Central Bank, Research Department. [Downloadable!]
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  2. Giuseppe Marotta, 2008. "Structural breaks in the lending interest rate pass-through and the euro," Centro Studi di Banca e Finanza (CEFIN) (Center for Studies in Banking and Finance) 08031, Universita di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Facoltà di Economia "Marco Biagi". [Downloadable!]
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