, participated in a domestic intra-banking merger or acquisition operation since 1995. For this purpose we apply the DEA methodology … 800 Austrian banks ranging over 1999 to 2002. The empirical findings support the view that intra-banking merger and … acquisition activities have a positive influence on banking efficiency. …

of international banking, that is, entering new markets by setting up foreign subsidiaries. The analysis focuses on the …

determinant of banking efficiency. Thus, not controlling for market conditions may substantially bias the measurement of …-efficiency) of the Austrian banking sector with the focus on environmental and non-controllable factors critical to banking markets …

Efficient and smooth performance of the banking sector is very important for the functioning of the financial system of … an economy as it affects economic stability and growth. Along with conventional banking systems, Islamic banks are … Islamic banking sector using Data Envelopment Analysis method. As a nonparametric scientific method, DEA together with …