... to crises and more profit-efficient in the post-GFC period. The authors found that market power had a positive impact on the cost and profit efficiency of banks. Higher levels of equity, market power and concentration helped banks be more cost-efficient. Research limitations/implications Only large...

...Noura Abu Asab Purpose The paper investigates the interest rate policy transmission mechanism and the role of market structure of the banking industry in Qatar. Design/methodology/approach Competitiveness indexes are used to measure the degree of market power in the banking industry in Qatar...

... are associated with higher market power, higher revenue diversification and higher CF. Additionally, the results show significant evidence of procyclical behavior of bank capital buffers (BUFs) in the sampled countries. Practical implications The results of this study suggest that African...

...Abdulai Fofana; Shabbar Jaffry Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate market competition for three product types of salmon (smoke, fresh and whole salmon) to understand whether supermarkets are exercising market power over salmon consumers in the UK retail market. Design...

...Aktham I. Maghyereh; Basel Awartani Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to analyze the efficiency performance of the Gulf Cooperation Countries (GCC) banking sector. The primary focus is to assess whether market power, risk taking activities, and regulations have significant effects on GCC...