The present study employs the state of the art bias-corrected Malmquist Productivity Index method to examine the sources of efficiency and productivity of the foreign and domestic banks operating in the Malaysian banking sector. The preferred methodology enables us to isolate efforts to catch up...

This paper provides new empirical evidence on the revenue efficiency in the Malaysian Islamic banking sector during the period 2006 to 2010. We also examine the internal and external factors influencing the revenue efficiency of the Islamic banks. The sample comprised of 17 domestic and foreign...

By applying the non-parametric Malmquist Productivity Index (MPI), this article attempts to investigate productivity changes of Malaysian Non-Bank Financial Institutions (NBFIs), specifically finance companies and merchant banks, during the post-crisis period of 2001-2004. Our results suggest...

This paper empirically investigates the X-efficiency and P-efficiencies of Malaysian banks listed in the Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange (KLSE) during 2002-2003 by applying a non-parametric Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) method. We find that during the period of study, the X-efficiency of Malaysian...

This paper investigates the performance of Malaysian Islamic banking sector during the period of 2001-2005. Several efficiency estimates of individual banks are evaluated using non-parametric Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA). Two different approaches have been employed to differentiate how...

The paper investigates the performance of Malaysian Islamic banking sector during the period 2001-2005. Several efficiency estimates of individual banks are evaluated using non-parametric Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA). Two different approaches have been employed to differentiate how efficiency...

Purpose – The paper aims to explore the impact of economic freedom on the efficiency of the Malaysian banking sector. Design/methodology/approach - The analysis is confined into two stages. In the first stage, the bias-corrected data envelopment analysis method is used to compute the...

By employing the Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) method, the present paper investigates the performance of the Malaysian banking sector around the Asian financial crisis with the emphasis on the domestic vs. foreign banks debate. The results suggest that the foreign banks have exhibited higher...