Paper Title :Explanation Of The Effect Of Macroeconomic Variables On Profitability Of Banking Industry

Author :Reza Mokhtarifar, Jamal Bahri Sales

Article Citation :Reza Mokhtarifar ,Jamal Bahri Sales , (2016 ) " Explanation Of The Effect Of Macroeconomic Variables On Profitability Of Banking Industry " , International Journal of Management and Applied Science (IJMAS) , pp. 101-104, Volume-2,Issue-2

Abstract : Macroeconomic conditions and interventions of government and central bank in economy together with business cycles can stimulate profitability of banks. Therefore, according to the highlighted role of banks in national economy, evaluation of their performance can be of great significance. Profitability is one of the factors contributing to the performance of banks. In these circumstances, estimation of an appropriate economic model which uses previous information helps a better understanding from the relationship between macroeconomic variables and profitability of banks. Hence, in this paper, using macroeconomic variables, profitability of Iranian banks has been explored. This is an applied research and method used in it is descriptive statistics including dispersion and central index and inferential statistics including univariate linear regression and Pearson correlation test. Statistical population of the research is comprised of nine banks which are in Tehran Stock Market during 2009-13 and data corresponding to financial reports of banks and central bank as well as exchange market organization are collected and analyzed. Results obtained from data which investigate the effect of macroeconomic variables on the profitability of banking industry in Iran through one main and four secondary hypotheses reveal that overall index of shares price (TEPIX) and GDP have significant relationship with profitability and predictability of banking industry. However, unemployment rate and index of shares prices in Tehran Stock Market have no significant relationship with profitability and predictability of banking industry. According to results of the research, it is suggested that economic policy making systems can act for stable decision making on monetary and capital market field for the sake of achieving profitability increase, private investment and employment and accordingly, economic growth and development and underlie for maintaining banks and investors interests and support them through appropriate management of economic shocks.. Keywords- macroeconomic variables, price index, index of stock market price, unemployment rate, GDP.

Type : Research paper

Published : Volume-2,Issue-2

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