The Panzar–Rosse revenue test and market power in banking: an empirical illustration

Sherrill Shaffer and Laura Spierdijk

Chapter 2 in Handbook of Competition in Banking and Finance, 2017, pp 27-45 from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: Although the theoretical literature has shown that the Panzar–Rosse H-statistic fails as a measure of market power, it is still a widely used statistic in empirical banking studies. Such studies still rely on the erroneous belief that H > 0 is inconsistent with significant market power. This chapter provides empirical evidence against the latter belief by analyzing a US banking duopoly. We find “competitive†estimates of H but, consistent with a priori expectations, non-competitive outcomes according to an alternate measure of competition, the Lerner index. Moreover, our bank-specific estimates of H are mutually inconsistent, suggesting additional problems with the Panzar–Rosse test.

Keywords: Economics and Finance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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