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| Author: | Athanassopoulos, A. D. |
| Title: | Nonparametric frontier models for assessing the market and cost efficiency of large-scale bank branch networks |
| Journal: | Journal of Money, Credit and Banking
1998 : MAY, VOL. 30:2, p. 172-192 |
| Index terms: | Banking Efficiency Economies of scale Statistical methods Models United Kingdom Europe |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | In this paper, models are proposed for assessing the efficiency in large networks of bank branches. In the paper, bank branch efficiency is distinguished into market and cost components suitably modified to capture different tiers of bank management. The paper proposes a methodology which includes the use of multivariate analysis to ensure the homogeneity of the branches assessed and then data envelopment analysis for assessing efficiency. The methodology is applied on a sample of 580 branches of a commercial bank in the United Kingdom. The results obtained reinforced previous claims regarding the presence of high technical inefficiencies and economies/diseconomies of scale at the branch level from a production and cost point of view. There are also further implications reported. |
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