This paper examines the relationship between bank efficiency change and stock price returns. We first estimate the cost … efficiency better explains bank stock returns compared to traditional accounting profits measures (ROE). Overall, we conclude … that profit efficiency measures include useful information for shareholders wishing to explain bank stock returns …

We analyze the impact of efficiency on bank risk. We also consider whether bank capital has an effect on this … supporting the bad management and efficiency version of the moral hazard hypotheses. In contrast, bank efficiency improvements … contribute to shore up bank capital levels. Our findings suggest that banks lagging behind in their efficiency levels might …

By investigating the influence of negative interest rate policy (NIRP) on bank margins and profitability, this paper … identifies country- and bank- specific characteristics that amplify or weaken the effect of NIRP on bank performance. Using a … find that bank margins and profits fell in NIRP-adopter countries compared to countries that did not adopt the policy …

statement comparability and earnings smoothing for opportunistic reasons. Based on a sample of 628 US banks (4,683 bank … crisis (GFC) period. These results are robust to alternative specifications of comparability and earning management, bank …