Regulation is one of the most important tools for government to achieve its social and economic policy objectives. Since it has a great impact on social and economic life of a country, regulation has been an area of political debate and economic research in every country. In the literature,...

The aim of this study is to identify the internal determinants of profitability of Turkish banks in the period of 2002-2009. The importance of the study derives from the fact that finding out the mentioned determinants is a necessity for both the managers of Turkish banks who successfully...

The aim of this study is to identify the internal determinants of profitability of Turkish banks in the period of 2002-2009. The importance of the study derives from the fact that finding out the mentioned determinants is a necessity for both the managers of Turkish banks who successfully...

Regulation is one of the most important tools for government to achieve its social and economic policy objectives. Since it has a great impact on social and economic life of a country, regulation has been an area of political debate and economic research in every country. In the literature,...

A market-oriented housing finance system has been under discussion in Turkey recently. In this article we analyze different types of mortgages that have been used in developed and developing countries to select the one that is most appropriate for Turkey-one which minimizes risks for both...

Paper aims to provide some lessons from the Turkish experiences to regulatory bodies which would like to take measures against shadow banking. It is organized as literature review and case study.The literature review firsly covered the need of banking regulation, then shadow banking and shadow...

Housing prices have increased substantially in some emerging markets in recent years. Turkish housing market has also experienced a boom over the last decade with rapid house price appreciations. This study is the first to employ two different house price indexes to analyze housing bubble in...

Behavioral issues cast doubt on the theses based on the assumption of rationality and efficiency. Homo economicus wisdom had served as a yardstick for all the economic judgments until behavioral research emerged. It mandates a mindset of perfect rationality. Accordingly, economic agents are...