In the light of fierce international competition is essential for banks to face the problem of productivity. But what … are the real levels of productivity and how can it be measured? The most common index of productivity and efficiency is …

foreign banks operating in China. This paper evaluates bank performance using a Network DEA approach where an index of risk … two indices are constructed from a survey of risk managers in domestic banks and foreign banks operating in China. The use …

reduced cost inefficiency and reduced X-inefficiency at a faster rate than rent-seeking inefficiency. -- Bank Efficiency … ; China ; X-inefficiency ; DEA. ; Bootstrapping …

foreign banks operating in China. This paper evaluates bank performance using a Network DEA approach where an index of risk … two indices are constructed from a survey of risk managers in domestic banks and foreign banks operating in China. The use …

This paper studies how a bank's diversification affects its own risk taking behavior and the risk taking of competing ….S. commercial banking sector indicate that a bank's risk taking is lower when its competitors have a more diversified branch network …, I further pin down a causal relationship between the diversification of competitors and a bank's risk taking behavior …