This paper analyzes productivity with a directional distance function model by investigating convexity and non …-convexity in the Chinese banking sector. Two primary findings are summarized. First, there is a distinct change in productivity … between large versus small banks and public versus nationwide joint-stock banks; the economies of scale and public orientation …

the impact of ownership of banks in India. The public and private sector banks were evaluated under homogeneous and … heterogeneous environments. The results reveal that the heterogeneous environment (ownership) played a significant role in … increasing the efficiency of banks. Due to the ownership, the public sector banks experienced more input losses as compared to …

Numerous bank productivity studies indicate rapid changes in the structure of the financial services industry and … financial institutions. The measurement of bank productivity is of vital importance from both a microeconomic and a … background of two concepts of performance evaluation – the terms efficiency and productivity, and empirically, the performance …

The present study employs the state of the art bias-corrected Malmquist Productivity Index method to examine the … sources of efficiency and productivity of the foreign and domestic banks operating in the Malaysian banking sector. The … (technological change [TECHCH]). The results indicate that the Malaysian banking sector has exhibited productivity progress mainly …

last 10 years. The most significant reform before the crisis was ownership diversification, aiming to improve corporate … the stock exchanges. This paper will study whether this reform has really improved bank efficiency. Adopting the DEA (data … envelopment analysis) approach, this paper examines whether IPO (initial public offering) is effective in enhancing bank …

bank is more efficient than private banks. During the study period, the Total Factor Productivity (TFP) of Banks improved …An efficient bank is more robust to shocks, fosters competitiveness, and promotes stability of the financial system … indicated that the average efficiency score of banks in the constant returns to scale (CRS), variable returns to scale (VRS …

describe and analyze the principal methodologies that have been developed for measuring efficiency and productivity, defining … efficiency and productivity measurement in insurance …

of agricultural total factor productivity (TFP) change and its components (technical change and technical efficiency … productivity grew at a modest rate of 0.03%, mainly powered by technological progress at 0.03% and a negligible decline in … either progress or regress in productivity performance over time. Investments in research and development (R&D), agricultural …