Persistent and transient inefficiency: Explaining the low efficiency of Chinese big banks

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Considering the evidence that China's five largest state-owned banks (the Big Five) suffer from low cost efficiency, this paper decomposes overall efficiency of Chinese banks into: persistent efficiency and transient efficiency components. Low persistent efficiency reflects structural problems, while low transient efficiency is associated with short-term problems. Using the model of Kumbhakar, Lien and Hardaker (2014) based on the stochastic frontier approach, we measure persistent efficiency and transient efficiency for a large sample of 166 Chinese banks over the period 2008–2015. In line with existing evidence, we find a lower average cost efficiency of Big Five banks compared to other Chinese banks. It is almost entirely due to low persistent cost efficiency. Big Five transient efficiency is similar to other Chinese banks. Our findings support the view that major structural reforms are needed to enhance the efficiency of China's Big Five banks.

Angaben zum Objekt

• ISBN: 978-952-323-237-2
• Sprache: Englisch

Verweise und Beziehungen

• Erschienen in: Series: BOFIT Discussion Papers ; No. 16/2018

Klassifikation und Themen

• Klassifikation: Wirtschaft ; Single Equation Models; Single Variables: Panel Data Models; Spatio-temporal Models ; Production; Cost; Capital; Capital, Total Factor, and Multifactor Productivity; Capacity ; Banks; Depository Institutions; Micro Finance Institutions; Mortgages

Beteiligte, Orts- und Zeitangaben

• Ereignis: Geistige Schöpfung
• (wer): Fungáčová, Zuzana ; Klein, Paul-Olivier ; Weill, Laurent
• Ereignis: Veröffentlichung
• (wer): Bank of Finland, Institute for Economies in Transition (BOFIT)
• (wo): Helsinki
• (wann): 2018

Weitere Informationen

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/212901
• Letzte Aktualisierung: 10.03.2025, 11:44 MEZ