Does Efficiency Matter for Competition? A Case of Dual Banking Industry

Nafisah Mohammed (), Junaina Muhammad (), Abdul Ismail () and Azmafazilah Binti Jauhari ()
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Nafisah Mohammed: Pusat Kajian Global dan Ekonomi Digital Fakulti Ekonomi dan Pengurusan Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 43600 Bangi, Selangor MALAySIA
Junaina Muhammad: Jabatan Perakaunan dan Kewangan Fakulti Ekonomi dan Pengurusan Universiti Putra Malaysia 43400 Serdang, Selangor MALAySIA
Abdul Ismail: Johor Islamic Studies College Jalan Herman, Kg. Aman Larkin Jaya 80350 Johor Bahru MALAYSIA Organization of Islamic Economics Studies and Thoughts 45719, Desa Damai Putra, Teras Jernang 43650 Bandar Baru Bangi Selangor Darul Ehsan MALAYSIA
Azmafazilah Binti Jauhari: Pusat Kajian Global dan Ekonomi Digital Fakulti Ekonomi dan Pengurusan Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 43600 Bangi, Selangor MALAYSIA

Jurnal Ekonomi Malaysia, 2019, vol. 53, issue 3, 163-177

Abstract: This study provides new empirical evidence on the link between bank performance measured in terms of efficiency, and the degree of competition in the Malaysian dual banking market which comprises Islamic and conventional banking systems over the period of 1997-2016. The focal point of this study is to investigate whether the type of efficiency matters for banks to remain viable in the highly competitive market. The study is important because it compares the effect of market conditions and banks’ conduct on the level of competition for Islamic and conventional banking industries. In this study, we utilize the Panzar-Rosse (PR) H-statistics to represent the competition index. In addition, the Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) is used to calculate the income and cost efficiencies for the banks in both banking systems. This study employs a panel data model with pooled Ordinary Least Square (OLS) to estimate the relationships of competition index with efficiency scores, concentration indexes, and other bank-specific variables. The estimation results show the existence of a positive relationship between types of efficiency and competition in the dual banking market. This evidence suggests that the existence of an ideal level of concentration and competition is important for banks in adjusting their behavior to suit market conditions and to operate efficiently. Policymakers and regulators may use the knowledge of market structure and performance from this study to formulate policies and strategies that will optimize the number of banks operating in the industry. Policymakers, through Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM), should thus consider the relationship between market structure and bank performance to formulate policies and strategies that will optimize the number of banks operating in the industry.

Keywords: Islamic banking; Structure-conduct-performance paradigm; competition; concentration; efficiency (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.17576/JEM-2019-5303-13

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