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Abstract

Context: the financial market has experienced sharp restructuring and mergers in recent decades. As banks expand the scope of their activities, they raise concerns about the impact on the sector's competitiveness. If the characteristics of the financial industry, which contribute to make the sector more concentrated, can make it less competitive, it implies assessing the relationship between concentration and competition. Objective: the general objective of this study is to promote diagnosis of the organization of the national credit market by calculating and analyzing concentration and competition indicators, between 2000 and 2019. Methods: to measure concentration, the Herfindahl-Hirschman and the Five Major Concentration Ratio indexes are used. The degree of competition is estimated via Lerner's econometric model applied to data displayed on a panel with accounting and financial information from financial institutions. Results: the results suggest that although the concentration has increased in the time frame considered, competitiveness has not deteriorated, reinforcing the argument of seminal references that concentration does not necessarily harm competition. Conclusion: in the absence of academic consensus, this work elucidates the relationship between concentration and competitiveness. Still, it gains relevance by pointing out the role of regulation and credit unions in increasing recent competition. The work thus becomes capable of supporting policies that promote contestability, such as initiatives that relax restrictions on the entry of non-banking institutions and financial technology companies.

Alternate abstract:

Contexto: o mercado financeiro tem vivenciado acentuadas reestruturaçöes e concentraçöes nas últimas décadas. Â medida que os bancos expandem o escopo de suas atividades, levantam preocupaçöes quanto ao impacto sobre a competitividade do setor. Se as características da indústria financeira, que colaboram para tornar o setor mais concentrado, podem torná-la menos competitiva, implica avaliar a relaçâo entre concentraçâo e concorréncia. Objetivo: o objetivo geral deste estudo consiste em promover diagnóstico da organizaçâo do mercado de crédito nacional mediante cálculo e análise de indicadores de concentraçâo e de competiçâo, entre 2000 e 2019. Métodos: para mensurar a concentraçâo, sâo utilizados os índices de Herfindahl-Hirschman e a Razâo de Concentraçâo dos Cinco Maiores. O grau de competiçâo é estimado via modelo econométrico de Lerner aplicado a dados dispostos em um painel com informaçöes contábeis-financeiras de instituiçöes financeiras. Resultados: os resultados sugerem que embora a concentraçâo tenha se elevado no recorte temporal considerado, a competitividade nâo se deteriorou, reforçando o argumento de referencias seminais de que concentraçâo nâo necessariamente prejudica competiçâo. Conclusäo: diante de ausencia de consenso académico, este trabalho elucida a relaçâo entre concentraçâo e competitividade. Ainda, ganha relevancia ao apontar o papel da regulaçâo e das cooperativas de crédito no aumento da concorrencia recente. O trabalho torna-se, assim, passível de apoiar políticas capazes de promover a contestabilidade, como iniciativas que flexibilizem restriçöes â entrada de instituiçöes nâo bancárias e de empresas de tecnologia financeira.

Details

Title
Concentration and Competition in the Domestic Credit Market
Author
Azevedo, Monique de Abreu 1 ; Gartner, Ivan Ricardo 1 

 Universidade de Brasilia, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Administração, Brasilia, DF, Brazil 
Pages
380-399,380A-399A
Section
Research Article
Publication year
2020
Publication date
Sep/Oct 2020
Publisher
Associação Nacional de Pós-Graduação e Pesquisa em Administração
ISSN
14156555
e-ISSN
19827849
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English; Portuguese
ProQuest document ID
2420724633
Copyright
© 2020. This work is published under https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.