Purpose – This paper investigates competitive bank behaviour in Africa for the period 1999–2008 and further examines the impact of institutional quality and political atmosphere on competitive bank behaviour. Design/methodology/approach – This study used panel data methodology based on the...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between banking sector efficiency and economic growth in Africa. Methodology/approach – The paper used the stochastic frontier approach stating the banking sector cost function as a Fourier flexible to estimate bank...