1st Edition
Bank Performance A Theoretical and Empirical Framework for the Analysis of Profitability, Competition and Efficiency
172 Pages
8 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
176 Pages
8 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
Economic literature pays a great deal of attention to the performance of banks, expressed in terms of competition, concentration, efficiency, productivity and profitability. This book provides an all-embracing framework for the various existing theories in this area and illustrates these theories with practical applications. Evaluating a broad field of research, the book describes a profit... Read more
Part 1: Background 1. Introduction 2. Production of the Banking Firm 3. Regulation of the Banking Firm Part 2: Theoretical Framework 4. Basic Model of Bank Performance 5. Market Power Models 6. Efficiency of Banks 7. Synthesis Part 3: Trends in Banking 8. Trends and the Basic Framework Part 4: Empirical Results 9. Data 10. The Bresnahan Model 11. Panzar-Rosse Model 12. Structure-Conduct-Performance-Model 13. Cournot Model 14. X-Efficiency 15. Scale and Scope Economies 16. Synthesis: The Measurement of Competition and Efficiency Part 5: Conclusions 17. Summing Up 18. Research Agenda
Biography
Jacob Bikker is senior researcher at the Strategy Department, Supervisory Policy Division, De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB) and professor in Banking and financial regulation at Utrecht University School of Economics, the Netherlands.
Jaap Bos is assistant professor of Finance and financial markets at Utrecht University School of Economics, the Netherlands.
