Purpose – This paper aims to analyze bank efficiency into a number of bank‐specific, industry‐specific and macroeconomic determinants. Design/methodology/approach – The authors follow a semi‐parametric two‐stage methodology, where productive efficiency is derived via a...

Purpose – The aim of this study is to investigate profit efficiency in the banking industries of 11 Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries for the period 1998‐2005. Design/methodology/approach – The authors employ a directional technology distance function approach to measure profit...

Purpose – The purpose of this study is to examine the association between inward foreign direct investment (FDI) and bank level productivity changes. Design/methodology/approach – The paper uses an international sample of 566 publicly quoted commercial banks operating in 75 countries,...

From a period of growth and considerably high levels of profitability, Greek banks recently found themselves battling a major decrease in demand in the local market, and an increase in non-performing loans. How is the Greek banking system able to survive the crisis? This is discussed by looking...

Key Features:Extensive discussion of the current trends of M&As in bankingComprehensive analysis of the motives of M&AsExtensive presentation and comparison of several statistical and computational methodologies for analyzing and predicting M&AsEmpirical results on the use of existing...

An authoritative introduction to efficiency and productivity analysis with applications in both the banking and finance industry In light of the recent global financial crisis, several studies have examined the efficiency of financial institutions. A number of open questions remain and this book...