This paper analyzes efficiency and profitability in the Swiss banking sector over the period 1997-2019. We find strong … evidence for scale economies: for most banks in the sample, efficiency and profitability increase with bank size. Using an … profitability is likely causal. Scale economies have been more pronounced since 2010 than in the years prior to the global financial …

Microfinance institutions (MFIs) profitability. This study examines the determinant, persistence and convergence of MFIs … profitability in thirty two Africa economies, between 1997 and 2008, using a dynamic panel model. Estimation results shows evidence … of persistence of excess profit from one year to the next. It is plausible that if there is a shock to profitability …

We examine the determinants of profitability for a large sample of US banks over the period 1984-2010. Specifically, we … the recent financial crisis. Our findings suggest that the competitive process reduces positions of abnormal profitability … level and persistence of bank profitability. The financial crisis of 2007-2010 appears to have resulted in an increase in …

, industry-specific characteristics, and macroeconomics variables) on rural banks performance (profitability and efficiency) in … the distance of banks‟ to the nearest bank negatively affects profitability, but positively affects bank efficiency …. However, the area of market boundary has positive impact to bank profitability and efficiency. The Lerner index shows that …

This paper examines the determinants and convergence of bank profitability in eight European Union member countries … the next. Average profitability was higher in banks that are strongly capitalised, efficient and diversified. The …

This study investigates the impact of multimarket contacts on bank profitability in the Vietnamese banking system from …