A test of competition in Brazilian banking

Authors

  • Márcio Issao Nakane Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Economia, Administração e Contabilidade

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/1980-53573222min

Keywords:

banking competition, Brazilian banking

Abstract

This paper implements an empirical test of market power for Brazilian banking based on Bresnahan (1982) and Lau (1982). A dynamic version of the test is applied. The results show that the banking industry inBrazilis highly competitive, although the perfect competition hypothesis is rejected. The hypothesis that Brazilian banks behave like a cartel arrangement is also rejected.

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Published

01-06-2002

Issue

Vol. 32 No. 2 (2002)

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Copyright (c) 2002 Márcio Issao Nakane

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How to Cite

Nakane, M. I. (2002). A test of competition in Brazilian banking. Estudos Econômicos (São Paulo), 32(2), 203-224. https://doi.org/10.1590/1980-53573222min