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Editor's choice Testing for Competition in the South African Banking Sector

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  • Witness Simbanegavi
  • Joshua B. Greenberg
  • Tendai Gwatidzo

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We employ both the Panzar and Rosse (1987) and the Bresnahan (1982) models to test for competition in the South African banking sector. We find evidence consistent with monopolistic competition in the South African banking sector. While this may be considered relatively good news for consumers that South African banks are not acting as a cartel, there is need for policies and other interventions to enhance contestability in the banking sector and thus improve efficiency.

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  • Witness Simbanegavi & Joshua B. Greenberg & Tendai Gwatidzo, 2015. "Editor's choice Testing for Competition in the South African Banking Sector," Journal of African Economies, Centre for the Study of African Economies, vol. 24(3), pages 303-324.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:jafrec:v:24:y:2015:i:3:p:303-324.
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    1. Busani Moyo, 2018. "An Analysis of Competition, Efficiency and Soundness in the South African Banking Sector," Working Papers 747, Economic Research Southern Africa.
    2. Mpho Rapapali & Witness Simbanegavi, 2020. "Competition in South African Banking An assessment using the Boone Indicator and PanzarRosse approaches," Working Papers 9819, South African Reserve Bank.

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