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| Author: | Allen, L. Rai, A. |
| Title: | Operational efficiency in banking: an international comparison |
| Journal: | Journal of Banking and Finance
1996 : MAY, VOL. 20:4, p. 655-672 |
| Index terms: | BANKING INTERNATIONAL EFFICIENCY |
| Language: | eng |
| Abstract: | In this paper, the authors estimate a global cost function for international banks to test for both input and output inefficiencies. The authors' results for 1988-1992 suggest that for banks in 15 countries, the prevalence of input X-inefficiencies far outweighs that of output inefficiencies (as measured by economies of scale and scope). Moreover, the results suggest that the distribution-free model overestimates the magnitude of X-inefficiencies relative to the stochastic cost frontier approach. |
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