• English
    • العربية
  • العربية
  • Login
  • QU
  • QU Library
  •  Home
  • Communities & Collections
  • Help
    • Item Submission
    • Publisher policies
    • User guides
    • FAQs
  • About QSpace
    • Vision & Mission
View Item 
  •   Qatar University Digital Hub
  • Qatar University Institutional Repository
  • Academic
  • Faculty Contributions
  • College of Business and Economics
  • Finance & Economics
  • View Item
  • Qatar University Digital Hub
  • Qatar University Institutional Repository
  • Academic
  • Faculty Contributions
  • College of Business and Economics
  • Finance & Economics
  • View Item
  •      
  •  
    JavaScript is disabled for your browser. Some features of this site may not work without it.

    Bank concentration, institutional quality, and economic growth: Empirical evidence from MENA countries

    Thumbnail
    Date
    2016
    Author
    Abuzayed, Bana
    Al-Fayoumi, Nedal
    Metadata
    Show full item record
    Abstract
    Purpose: This study aims to examine the influence of institutional quality on the relationship between economic growth and banking sector concentration. Design/methodology/approach: The sample of our study covers 15 Middle East and North African (MENA) countries over the period 1996-2010. The results are estimated based on static and dynamic panel data analysis. Findings: The results reveal a positive and significant relationship between economic growth and each banking concentration and institutional quality. The results support the argument that banking concentration and institutional quality are matters for growth in MENA countries. The results also indicate that the interaction variable between concentration and institutional quality is negative and significant. Research limitations/implications: Building on Petersen and Rajans' (1995) argument, this study suggests that in the absence of an appropriate level of institutional quality, banks in MENA region can depend on their market power to protect their benefits. This can be achieved by building long-term relationships with their borrowers to provide continuing credit and subsequently enhancing economic growth. Practical implications: Under the low level of institutional quality in MENA countries, regulators and decision-makers should thoroughly think before imposing any policy that aims to restrict banking market power because such action could harm the economy. Social implications: In developing countries, banking concentration may have a positive impact on the economy. This outcome may lead to an improvement in the standard of living for the society. Originality/value: This is the first known study, to the best of our knowledge, that examines the role of institutional quality in shaping the relationship between economic growth and banking concentration in MENA countries. The authors opted to select MENA countries' data because they generally reflect an institutional setting similar to many developing countries. Therefore, the results could be applicable in many developing economies and will encourage other researchers to investigate this proposition. 2016, Emerald Group Publishing Limited.
    DOI/handle
    http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/RIBS-01-2014-0008
    http://hdl.handle.net/10576/22652
    Collections
    • Finance & Economics [‎437‎ items ]

    entitlement


    Qatar University Digital Hub is a digital collection operated and maintained by the Qatar University Library and supported by the ITS department

    Contact Us | Send Feedback
    Contact Us | Send Feedback | QU

     

     

    Home

    Submit your QU affiliated work

    Browse

    All of Digital Hub
      Communities & Collections Publication Date Author Title Subject Type Language Publisher
    This Collection
      Publication Date Author Title Subject Type Language Publisher

    My Account

    Login

    Statistics

    View Usage Statistics

    About QSpace

    Vision & Mission

    Help

    Item Submission Publisher policiesUser guides FAQs

    Qatar University Digital Hub is a digital collection operated and maintained by the Qatar University Library and supported by the ITS department

    Contact Us | Send Feedback
    Contact Us | Send Feedback | QU

     

     

    Video