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This study examines the influence of competition on the financial stability of the
commercial banks of Association of Southeast Asian Nation (ASEAN) over the
1990 to 2014 period. Panzar-Rosse H-statistic, Lerner index and Herfindahl-
Hirschman Index (HHI) are used as measures of competition, while Z-score, non-
performing loan (NPL) ratio and equity ratio are used as measures of financial
stability. Two-step system Generalized Method of Moments (GMM) estimates
demonstrate that competition measured by H-statistic is positively related to Z-
score and equity ratio, and negatively related to non-performing loan ratio.
Conversely, market power measured by Lerner index is negatively related to Z-
score and equity ratio and positively related to NPL ratio. These results strongly
support the competition-stability view for ASEAN banks. We also capture the non-
linear relationship between competition and financial stability by incorporating a
quadratic term of competition in our models. The results show that the coefficient
of the quadratic term of H-statistic is negative for the Z-score model given a
positive coefficient of the linear term in the same model. These results support
the non-linear relationship between competition and financial stability of the
banking sector. The study contains significant policy implications for improving
the financial stability of the commercial banks.
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