The aim of this paper is to examine productivity growth in public sector banks (PSBs) in India in post-liberalisation period from 1991-1992 to 2008-2009. Total factor productivity (TFP) in Indian PSBs is computed using Hicks-Moorsteen index numbers as given by O'Donnell (2010a). The paper is...

Banks need to target enhanced levels of efficiency in order to survive and grow in the present economic conditions. A quantitative assessment of the efficiency of banks in an economy proves to be crucial for formulating strategies for efficiency enhancements. The alternative techniques of...

Major steps were taken in Indian banking sector in the early 1990s to liberalise commercial bank functioning in order to improve their efficiency. The measurement of bank efficiency provides the foundation for consequent inquiry into reasons producing efficiency differences. This article...