The study assesses the how information sharing by means of mobile phones affects banking system efficiency in Africa … banking system efficiency. The following findings are established: (i) mobile phone penetration promotes banking system … efficiency in the 25th quantile and the median of banking system efficiency in low income countries while for middle income …

This paper investigates the effects of ownership patterns on bank cost and profit efficiencies taking a sample of 607 … from bank-level inefficiency but also from differences related to other bank- and country-specific factors. Specifically … efficiency. This study also reveals that ownership concentration (blockholding) has adverse effects for the profit and cost …

This paper attempts to investigate the relationship between banking efficiency and financial stability using a sample …

The study assesses the how information sharing by means of mobile phones affects banking system efficiency in Africa … banking system efficiency. The following findings are established: (i) mobile phone penetration promotes banking system … efficiency in the 25th quantile and the median of banking system efficiency in low income countries while for middle income …

- the Italian "province") in Italy. A comprehensive dataset is used, which includes control variables for social capital and … estimation bias resulting from unobserved district-specific influences. …