results on the basis of banks' size finds that TFP growth is higher for smaller banks on average over the entire period of our …/value – This paper is believed to be the first that examines the productivity growth of Greek cooperative banks. …

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the profitability of different ownership forms of banks. The two … is examined. Design/methodology/approach – This paper uses Call Report Data on Wisconsin banks as collected by SNL …-corrected ordinary least squares (OLS) model was used. Findings – Subchapter S banks were found to be more profitable (as measured by ROA …

individual bank-specific data for cross-banks examination, an area worthy of further research. Social implications – Having …

remains relatively constant throughout the period under observation, while, on average, big banks perform better than medium … efficiency levels; thus, a merger of two small banks will probably increase their efficiency and competitiveness in the long term …. Originality/value – Greek banks are at a crossroad and faced with the dilemma of expanding their operations internationally or …

financial distress. The results are consistent with the hypothesis that a larger number of banks increases the coordination and … bargaining costs during bankruptcy and decreases the liquidation value of the assets, and that the banks take that into …

estimate the general equilibrium model. Practical implications - A guidance to Islamic banks on the constructive utilization of …