Naslov
Market Structure and Profitability of Croatian Commercial Banks

Autori
Pervan, Maja ; Pervan, Ivica, Guadagnino, Antonia

Izvornik
The business review, Cambridge (1553-5827) 20 (2010), 1; 209-216

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
Market structure; Profitability; Croatian banks

Sažetak
Analysis of bank profitability has always been alternative an issue among researchers, and various studies find alternative factors that influence profitability. Following one stream of research (SCP framework) the aim of this paper was to find whether market structure has impact on bank profitability. Apart from structural variables, the study additionally takes into consideration bank specific variables, as well as macro variables to control for other factors which may influence bank profitability. Empirical investigation accepted classical SCP hypothesis, while depending on the model specification the relative market power hypothesis (RMP) for the Croatian banking industry in the period 2002-2009 can (not) be accepted.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Ekonomija

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