estimated, while the relationship between IC and bank efficiency is examined in the second stage. The results indicate a … observing the effect of IC decompositions, the findings show that only human capital enhances all types of bank efficiency …. Furthermore, bank size and liquidity risk are significant drivers of Vietnamese bank efficiency. Therefore, our findings suggest …

indeed share SMEs' credit risk of lending in order to help raise bank efficiency. …' efficiency, by employing the stochastic frontier approach on 14 banks over the period 2001-2010. When lending increases to SMEs …, the findings indicate that banks' cost efficiency decreases due to information asymmetry. However, the increased …

bank to restructure the borrower's firm in the case of distress, thepossibility to appropriate private benefits from …

. In this paper, we establish that liquidity and capital ratios had a positive impact on bank returns during the first … identify deposit franchise and risk management as two key channels through which stronger financial stability improved bank …

ownership structure and bank risk-taking behavior is correlated with the characteristics of individual banks in terms of … quantile regression. First, state ownership and foreign ownership affect bank risk-taking positively in high-risk banks while … distributions of bank risk. These findings suggest that appropriate ownership structure can constrain bank risk-taking activities in …

We propose an econometric model for predicting the share of bank debt held by bankrupt firms by combining a novel set … selection gives the best predictions of the risk of bankruptcy in firms holding high shares of the bank debt. …