TY - BOOK AU - Al-Issawi,Rabaa TI - Banking sector concentration in the United Arab Emirates KW - Bank management KW - United Arab Emirates KW - Banks and banking, International KW - Banks and banking KW - Statistics KW - Dissertations, Academic KW - Emirates Bank Association KW - Market concentration N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 54-58) N2 - This thesis examines the concentration ratio in the banking sector in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The objective is to investigate the relationship between the concentration ratio and the financial sector development. The Herfindahl-Hirschman Index, HHI, was used to analyze UAE banking sector data by the Emirates Banks Association for the period of 1997-2001. The main implications of this finding are its effect on: the financial sector development, mergers and consolidations and the stability of the financial system UR - https://dspace.aud.edu:443/jspui/handle/123456789/84 ER -