Description |
1 online resource (23 pages) |
Series |
IMF working paper, 2227-8885 ; WP/04/140 |
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IMF working paper ; WP/04/140.
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Contents |
""Contents""; ""I. INTRODUCTION""; ""II. OVERVIEW OF SELECTED PRIOR STUDIES""; ""III. METHODOLOGY""; ""IV. MODEL AND DATA""; ""V. DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS (DEA) RESULTS""; ""VI. EXPLAINING DIFFERENCES IN COST-EFFICIENCY""; ""VII. CONCLUSIONS""; ""REFERENCES"" |
Summary |
Cost-efficiency, scale efficiency, and productivity change are estimated by data envelopment analysis; and cost-efficiency is regressed on explanatory variables. No evidence is found for average productivity responding to deregulation over the period studied. State-owned banks are found to be more cost-efficient (likely owing to cheaper funds) and cooperative banks to be about as cost-efficient as private banks. Increasing economies of scale but decreasing economies of scope provide rationale for M & As among banks with similar product portfolios. Interbank and capital market funding is found to be more cost-efficient than deposits when the cost of retail networks is controlled for |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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Print version record |
Subject |
Banks and banking -- Germany
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Banks and banking -- Austrian
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Cost effectiveness.
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Banks and banking -- Austria
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Cost-Benefit Analysis
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cost benefit analysis.
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Banks and banking
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Cost effectiveness
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Austria
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Germany
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
International Monetary Fund. African Department, issuing body
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ISBN |
1451901313 |
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9781451901313 |
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9781451856156 |
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1451856156 |
ISSN |
2227-8885 |
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