The Effects of Foreign Bank Entry on the Thai Banking Market: Empirical Analysis from 1990 to 2002

Hidenobu Okuda and Suvadee Rungsomboon
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Suvadee Rungsomboon: Graduate School of Economics, Hitotsubashi University, 2-1 Naka Kunitachi Tokyo, Japan 186-0005, Japan

Review of Pacific Basin Financial Markets and Policies (RPBFMP), 2007, vol. 10, issue 01, 101-126

Abstract: This paper investigates the impact of foreign bank entry on Thai domestic banks by using panel data on 17 domestic commercial banks from 1990 to 2002. The study examines different factors affecting bank performance, including changes in the foreign ownership of banks, financial regulations, and market structure. The results show that an increase in the presence of foreign banks has led to a rise in overhead expenses, a decline in profits, and an increase in the interest spreads of domestic banks. In the short run, increased competition from foreign banks seems to have negative effects on domestic banks.

Keywords: Bank performance; foreign entry; crisis; Thailand (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: G1 G2 G3 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2007
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