This paper examines the causal effect of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) on bank productivity (Q) in 23 European Union … among all selected variables and long-term unidirectional causality from mergers and acquisitions to bank productivity. Our … long-term productivity improvement. …

employment and capital growth of local firms with higher productivity and that this effect is concentrated among young firms … important gains in aggregate industry productivity and that changes in the allocation of labor play a central role in driving …

This study empirically analyses the links between banking competition and manufacturing productivity growth for a … find that the total factor productivity of the most financially dependent industries grows more slowly in economies where … funds. Banks may select more of the best firms, which would increase total factor productivity of the industries that are …

develop fresh evidence on this question. Production functions are estimated and productivity calculated for conventional and … efficient as conventional banks though productivity growth is faster for Islamic banks. However, in Malaysia, a new set of banks …

This paper examines the links between productivity and social welfare, with an application to the banking industry. It …, the paper i) uses a new measure of bank productivity; ii) provides a productivity differences-based explanation of the …

) to calculate the Malmquist index of productivity, and the total factor productivity change for a sample of BHCs over the …. Second, the degree of change in diversification over time is not associated with total factor productivity change but it is …

Growth in developing Asia will need to rely more on improvements in productivity growth and less on capital deepening …. Although there is no single reform path to spur productivity growth, financial system deepening is central to a more efficient …'s infrastructure deficit and improve access to financing for small and medium enterprises, can help raise productivity. Further, as …