total factor productivity growth. This paper does not find similar effects of financial liberalization on efficiency at …

This study is aimed at examining the quantitative size, effects, efficiency, and global status of Korea's Internet … last 5 years, much lower than those of most mature countries. In accordance with e-Economic Efficiency Index, which is … newly defined in this study to measure the efficiency of Internet economy, Korea is ranked low at 13th among OECD countries …

This paper investigates the determinants of profitability, risk, and efficiency for Korean and Chinese commercial banks … important internal determinants for Korean and Chinese commercial banks are operational efficiency, management efficiency … efficiency and operating income are important determinants of profitability. Third, the risk of Korean banks is increased by bank …

factor productivity growth. This paper does not find similar effects of financial liberalization on efficiency at large firms …

Korean banking sector. We examine the effects of market concentration on bank efficiency and competition for the period of … market concentration has not improved bank efficiency through scale economies or scope economies. Instead, recent mergers … efficiency, an increase in the overall market concentration ratio resulted in lower efficiency. Our study also finds that the …

- The allocative efficiency in Korea is on a rapid downturn. - Based on Statistics Korea's Survey of Business … find that allocative efficiency has continued to decline since 2008 (labor productivity from 2008, TFP from 2011). - Using … the methodology proposed by Melitz and Polanec (2015), allocative efficiency was measured through the covariance between …

This study examines whether a public-private partnership (PPP) arrangement improved operational cost efficiency in …