TY  - CHAP
AB  - Purpose – The chapter tests the effects of capitalisation on market structure within the context of Nigerian banking sector reform.Design/methodology/approach – The chapter is based on data collected through secondary sources, mainly from financial statements of banks audited by the CBN. The time period under review is 2001–2009, encompasses the 18 months transitional window and a trajectory of 3 years before the consolidation announcement. Quantitative methods were used to analyse available data.Findings – The result confirms that banking consolidation led to an increase in the size of the top end of Nigerian banks.Originality/value – This is the first study that tests the effects of capitalisation on market structure of the Nigerian banking sector.
VL  - 12 Part B
SN  - 978-1-78190-225-7, 978-1-78190-224-0/1479-3563
DO  - 10.1108/S1479-3563(2012)000012B009
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/S1479-3563(2012)000012B009
AU  - Okafor Chuma
AU  - Russell Ken
AU  - Lawal Labaran
ED  - Kojo Menyah
ED  - Joshua Abor
PY  - 2012
Y1  - 2012/01/01
TI  - Nigerian Banking Consolidation and Market Structure
T2  - Finance and Development in Africa
T3  - Research in Accounting in Emerging Economies
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 97
EP  - 120
Y2  - 2024/09/23
ER  -