The objective of this study is to present a systematic literature review in the context of bank
efficiency and productivity. It focuses on the recent developments related to empirical …

This paper investigates how competition affects the double-bottom-line performance of
microfinance institutions (MFIs). While classical economic theory highlights that competition …

This paper investigates the productive performance of cooperative banking firms as
compared to their commercial and savings counterparts, accounting for technology …

This study estimates output market power in the Chinese banking industry using the multi-
output Lerner index. We propose a minimum distance cost function approach, which allows …

This paper seeks to examine the competitive behavior of the Brazilian banking industry by
conducting an analysis at the level of individual banks to gain an understanding of how the …

The aim of this study is to undertake an up-to-date assessment of market power in Central
and Eastern European banking markets and explore how the global financial crisis has …

The present paper examines the fundamental relationship between the country-level
infrastructure of the retail payment market and overall bank performance. Using data from …

This paper establishes a new metafrontier directional technology distance function (MDDF)
under a stochastic framework, rather than a deterministic setting like the one proposed by …

In this paper we develop an index and an indicator of productivity change that can be used
with negative data. For that purpose the range directional model (RDM), a particular case of …

Purpose This study examines the impact of competition and concentration on bank income
smoothing in Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries. Design/methodology …