This study considers whether Islamic banks and conventional banks have different levels of credit risk. One problem with existing research in this area is the dominance of accounting information to assess credit risk, and this could be especially misleading in the case of Islamic banking. Using...

We investigate the impact of earning asset diversification on Chinese bank efficiency from 2006 to 2011. To do so, we adapt the Simar and Wilson (2007) (Journal of Econometrics) approach to panel data context so that approach allows for technology change over time. Regression results reveal that...

We investigate the impact of earning asset diversification on Chinese bank efficiency from by allowing for technology change. Regressions reveal that increasing the asset share of other earning assets is positively associated with bank efficiency. Decreasing the share of nonearning assets in...

In this paper, we apply the so-called meta-frontier non-radial directional distance function approach to a performance analysis of 143 Chinese banks over the period 2006–13. We find that relative to the group frontier in each market segment, the Big-5 Chinese banks display good efficiency....

This study considers whether Islamic banks and conventional banks have different levels of credit risk. One problem with existing research in this area is the dominance of accounting information to assess credit risk, and this could be especially misleading in the case of Islamic banking. Using...

In this paper, we apply the so-called meta-frontier non-radial directional distance function approach to a performance analysis of 143 Chinese banks over the period 2006-13. We find that relative to the group frontier in each market segment, the Big-5 Chinese banks display good efficiency....