The degree of competition in the Malaysian dual banking industry
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the degree of competition in the Malaysian dual banking industry to address the question of whether Islamic banks are able to cope with competition from the well-established conventional banks. The Panzar-Rosse (PR) method has been used to measure the degre...
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| Language: | English |
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Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
2018
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| Online Access: | http://journalarticle.ukm.my/20072/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/20072/1/jeko_523-6.pdf |
| Summary: | The purpose of this study is to evaluate the degree of competition in the Malaysian dual banking industry to address the
question of whether Islamic banks are able to cope with competition from the well-established conventional banks. The
Panzar-Rosse (PR) method has been used to measure the degree of competition in Islamic compared with conventional
banking market over the period of 1997-2016. Present study uses static panel data estimation to estimate the developed
models. Results from the H-statistics values using total income show that level of competition in the Islamic banking
market is more intense than conventional banking market. Hence, providing evidence that Islamic banks are able to
compete with conventional banks that have long history of establishment. The H-statistic values using total interest
income also indicate the same result, hence supporting the robustness of these results. The findings also show the
effectiveness of policy changes adopted by Bank Negara Malaysia in order to increase level of competition in both
banking markets. Hence, knowledge on this issue is important to the policy makers for them to formulate new policy
regarding banking competition. |
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