Financial Liberalization vs. Bank Efficiency in Transition Economies

Nanne Praamstra

ISBN 10: 3848410354 / ISBN 13: 9783848410354

Published by LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing Feb 2012, 2012

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Neuware -This work investigates the effect of the financial liberalization programs of the 1990s on bank efficiency in transition economies for the period 1993-2005. Using data from nearly 6000 bank/year combinations for 16 countries, individual bank efficiency scores are computed, which are then aggregated to obtain a national efficiency score for each country per year. These calculations are performed using a non-parametric input-orientated frontier analysis with constant returns to scale. Strong evidence is found that suggests financial deregulation programs have a positive influence on the efficiency of banks. Within these liberalization programs, banking regulations and policies on securities markets seem to have the strongest positive effect, while credit controls negatively influence bank efficiency. Inspired by Ernestine Numan.Books on Demand GmbH, Überseering 33, 22297 Hamburg 60 pp. Englisch.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Financial Liberalization vs. Bank Efficiency in Transition Economies
• Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing Feb 2012
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3848410354
• ISBN 13: 9783848410354
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 220W x 150H x 4D millimeters 220 millimeters width by 150 millimeters height by 4 millimeters depth
• Weight: 107 grams

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Synopsis

This work investigates the effect of the financial liberalization programs of the 1990s on bank efficiency in transition economies for the period 1993-2005. Using data from nearly 6000 bank/year combinations for 16 countries, individual bank efficiency scores are computed, which are then aggregated to obtain a national efficiency score for each country per year. These calculations are performed using a non-parametric input-orientated frontier analysis with constant returns to scale. Strong evidence is found that suggests financial deregulation programs have a positive influence on the efficiency of banks. Within these liberalization programs, banking regulations and policies on securities markets seem to have the strongest positive effect, while credit controls negatively influence bank efficiency. Inspired by Ernestine Numan.

About the Author

Nanne Praamstra is a Master of Science in Economics, based in the Netherlands. He is currently working in the consumer goods industry for a large multinational, but keeps close ties to econometric research and publishing.