Using data from 1996 to 2000, we investigate the effects of ownership, especially by a strategic foreign owner, on bank efficiency for eleven transition countries in an unbalanced panel consisting of 225 banks and 856 observations. Applying stochastic frontier estimation procedures, we compute...

This paper investigates the cost efficiency of Russian banks with regard to their heterogeneity in terms of ownership form, capitalization and asset structure. Using bank-level quarterly data over the period 2005–2013, we perform stochastic frontier analysis (SFA) and compute cost efficiency...

The study evaluates bank efficiency in the EU member states of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) using stochastic frontier analysis (SFA). Relying on a comprehensive dataset covering the post-crisis period from 2010 to 2016, country-specific average profit and cost efficiencies are calculated....

The goal of this paper is to estimate the productive efficiency of Argentine banks. For this purpose, panel data of the universe of banks under the supervision of the Central Bank of the Republic of Argentina (BCRA) has been collected. In order to build the bank´s indicators, we used a database...

Considering the evidence that China's five largest state-owned banks (the Big Five) suffer from low cost efficiency, this paper decomposes overall efficiency of Chinese banks into: persistent efficiency and transient efficiency components. Low persistent efficiency reflects structural problems,...

Considering the evidence that China's five largest state-owned banks (the Big Five) suffer from low cost efficiency, this paper decomposes overall efficiency of Chinese banks into: persistent efficiency and transient efficiency components. Low persistent efficiency reflects structural problems,...

The Global Financial Crisis creates liquidity shocks, banks failures and a global economic downturn while led to significant supervisory and regulatory reforms affecting banks efficiency performance. We offer new insights investigating overall inefficiency and by decomposing into transient and...

In this paper, we apply the so-called meta-frontier non-radial directional distance function approach to a performance analysis of 143 Chinese banks over the period 2006–13. We find that relative to the group frontier in each market segment, the Big-5 Chinese banks display good efficiency....

In this paper, we apply the so-called meta-frontier non-radial directional distance function approach to a performance analysis of 143 Chinese banks over the period 2006-13. We find that relative to the group frontier in each market segment, the Big-5 Chinese banks display good efficiency....