Independent Regulatory Agencies (IRA) has been in fact established as a result of the state’s desire to undertake the role of a referee rather than being a market player in our country. Though IRAs’ initial establishment aim was as such, it has caused considerable discussions in the field of...

This study analyses productive efficiency in banking and scale and scope economies using stochastic frontier analysis. The European banking sector underwent great changes during the period under study (1995-2000), featuring a marked increase in competition. Empirical results suggest that...

Due to the complex and close interaction of banks with other economic units, any trouble in banking sector might have repercussion on the whole economy which makes the market structure and competition in banking sector as a cynosure. In fact, in order to understand the market structure,...