Market structure and performance in the GCC banking sector : evidence from Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and UAE

Ibrahim Al-Karasneh and Ayten M. Fatheldin

There are two main competing approaches with regard to market structure and business performance. These are the structure-conduct-performance (SCP) paradigm and the efficient market (EM) hypothesis. The former emphasizes market collusion, while the latter stresses the superior operating efficiency of particular firms. The findings suggest that promoting bank mergers in Kuwait and the UAE will enhance their efficiency, while in Saudi Arabia this would lead to higher concentration and hence less competition and profitability in the entire banking system. (InWEnt/GIGA)

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Year of publication:	2005
Authors:	Karasneh, Ibrahim al ; Fatheldin, Ayten M.
Published in:	Savings and development : quarterly review. - Bergamo : Bergamo Univ. Press, ISSN 0393-4551, ZDB-ID 429599-7. - Vol. 29.2005, 4, p. 391-414
Subject:	Finanzsystem \| Financial system \| Marktstruktur \| Market structure \| Effizienzmarkthypothese \| Efficient market hypothesis \| Struktur-Verhalten-Ergebnis- Paradigma \| Structure-conduct-performance paradigm \| Saudi-Arabien \| Saudi Arabia \| Kuwait \| Vereinigte Arabische Emirate \| United Arab Emirates

Type of publication:	Article
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Aufsatz in Zeitschrift ; Article in journal
Language:	English
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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