Using stochastic frontier approach, this paper investigates the cost and profit efficiency
levels of 71 commercial banks in Gulf cooperation council countries over the period 1999 …

This paper examines the relationship between the regulatory and supervision framework,
and the productivity of banks in 22 countries over the period 1999–2009. We follow a …

The efficiency of Greek commercial banks is considered through the period 1995–2003
using the data envelopment analysis technique. Two approaches are used to measure …

Whether banks in a concentrated market increase their profits through monopoly pricing is a
question of prime concern for antitrust policies. We explore this question by introducing the …

This paper investigates the effects of financial regulations and structural reforms on the cost
efficiency of the banking industries of 10 Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries for …

This paper has analyzed cost efficiency and its determinants in Middle Eastern and Northern
African (MENA) countries during the 2005–2012 period. Our results have shown that cost …

From the late 1960s through the early 1990s, the Indian banking system was marked by a
high degree of regulation, and all the signs of financial repression were present in the …

Se analiza la estructura de la banca comercial en México y los principales indicadores de
rentabilidad y eficiencia operativa en los años recientes. Se pretende precisar cuáles son …

In the last few years, financial managers, supervisors and policy makers have been
collectively engaged on the role of the banking and financial sector in relation to …

Using data from 2003 to 2010, we examine the impact of economic freedom and country
risks on the bank costs of potential Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) union. In estimating a …