Competition and Efficiency in Banking : Behavioral Evidence from Ghana /

This paper assesses the degree of bank competition and discusses efficiency with regard to banks' financial intermediation in Ghana. By applying panel data to variables derived from a theoretical model, we find evidence for a noncompetitive market structure in the Ghanaian banking system, which...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mathisen, Johan
Other Authors: Buchs, Thierry
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2005.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2005/017
Online Access:Full text available on IMF