-sample performance of our estimators. An empirical study of efficiency trends in the largest banks operating in the U.S. from 1990 to …

-sample performance of our estimators. An empirical study of efficiency trends in the largest banks operating in the U.S. from 1990 to …

Using a stochastic frontier model and a comprehensive dataset, we study factors that affect corporate efficiency in … efficiency, and (iii) high competition is less conductive to efficiency than moderate or low competition. In terms of ownership …, we find that (iv) efficiency increases when a majority owner must deal with minority shareholders and that (v) domestic …