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...

FinTech, the merging of finance and modern Internet-based technology, has rapidly presented itself as a disruptor to traditional business financing, notably in the form of crowdfunding and Peer-to-Peer (P2P) lending. In this paper, we examine the determinants of the use of FinTech finance by...

Using a sample of hi-tech Chinese small and medium-size enterprises (SMEs), we compare financing costs for family and nonfamily firms. We find that family SMEs enjoy relatively lower average financing costs through mitigating agency problems, the provision of greater collateral, and the reliance...

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....

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....