TY  - JOUR
T1  - Determinants of Banks Profitability in a Developing Economy:
Empirical Evidence from Palestine
AU - Abdallah Zidan, Khaled 
JO  - International Business Management
VL  - 13
IS  - 9
SP  - 392
EP  - 396
PY  - 2019
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1993-5250
DO  - ibm.2019.392.396
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=ibm.2019.392.396
KW  - macroeconomic
KW  -Determinants of profitability
KW  -Palestine banking sector
KW  -industry specific
KW  -management
AB  - This study analyzes bank-specific, industry-specific and macroeconomic determinants that affect
bank profitability. Dynamic panel analysis is applied on the sample of 14 banks in the Palestinian banking
system in the period between 2008 and 2018. Regression model was used to do the empirical analysis and
develop the econometric model consisted of one dependent variable and nine independent variables. According
to the obtained results, among bank-specific factors of bank profitability, the most important one is operating
expense management. Regarding the external variables, economic growth show significant effect on bank
profitability in Palestine.
ER  -