On the sources of heterogeneity in banking efficiency literature

F Aiello, G Bonanno - Journal of Economic Surveys, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
This study reviews the empirical literature on banking efficiency by conducting a meta‐
regression analysis. The meta‐dataset consists of 1661 observations retrieved from 120 …

Efficiency in banking: a meta-regression analysis

F Aiello, G Bonanno - InternatIonal revIew of applIed economIcs, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
One learns two main lessons from studying the great quantity of banking efficiency literature.
These lessons regard the heterogeneity in results and the absence of a comprehensive …

How does the stock market value bank diversification? Empirical evidence from Japanese banks

M Sawada - Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, 2013 - Elsevier
This paper empirically examines the effect of banks' revenue diversification across different
activities on the stock-based return and risk measures using data on the Japanese banking …

Pre-evaluating technical efficiency gains from possible mergers and acquisitions: evidence from Japanese regional banks

GE Halkos, R Matousek, NG Tzeremes - Review of Quantitative Finance …, 2016 - Springer
This study focuses on bank mergers and acquisitions (M&As) and applies a DEA based
procedure that allows us to pre-evaluate technical efficiency gains from possible M&As in …

[PDF][PDF] Consolidation of banks in Japan: causes and consequences

K Hosono, K Sakai, K Tsuru - Financial sector development in the pacific …, 2009 - nber.org
Mergers and acquisitions (M&As) among financial institutions have been accelerating over
the last two decades across the world. These waves of mergers and acquisitions in the …

Bank consolidation and soft information acquisition in small business lending

Y Ogura, H Uchida - Journal of Financial Services Research, 2014 - Springer
We empirically examine the impact of bank consolidation on bank acquisition of soft
information about borrowers. Using a dataset of small business financing, we find that …

[PDF][PDF] Consolidation of cooperative banks (Shinkin) in Japan: motives and consequences

K Hosono, K Sakai, K Tsuru - … , Research Institute of Economy, Trade and …, 2006 - rieti.go.jp
We investigate the motives and consequences of the consolidation of cooperative banks
(Shinkin) in Japan during the period 1984-2002. Our major findings are as follows. First, less …

Effects of branch expansion on bank efficiency: evidence from Japanese regional banks

K Harimaya, K Kondo - Managerial Finance, 2016 - emerald.com
Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to examine whether branch expansions have realized
efficiency gains by focussing on regional banks in Japan. Design/methodology/approach …

Effects of Financial Holding Company Act on bank efficiency and productivity in Taiwan

CC Chiou - Neurocomputing, 2009 - Elsevier
Taiwan's banking industry has experienced greatly structural changes since the
implementing of Financial Holding Company Act in July 2001. The paper investigates …

Lessons from mergers and acquisitions of regional banks in Japan: What does the stock market think?

A Kobayashi, M Bremer - Journal of the Japanese and International …, 2022 - Elsevier
Japanese regional banks are now facing an existential crisis. Their traditional business
model has been devastated by the hollowing out of regional economies, technological …