Cost Efficiency Of Commercial Banks Research Articles

Assessing the Cost Efficiency of Commercial Banks in Nepal: An Empirical Analysis

This paper examines the cost efficiency and its determinants for Nepalese commercial banks by using semi-parametric methodology. We first estimate the efficiency and growth of productivity using Data Envelopment Analysis and then identify firm-specific attributes that potentially explain cost efficiencies. The first-stage results indicate a considerable level of cost inefficiency, which is largely caused by technical inefficiency. Additionally, there exists a low level of external (particularly regulatory) influence on the input mix, as indicated by a very low level of allocative inefficiency. The growth in productivity is low and even negative, mostly resulting from a lack of technological progress. The second-stage results indicate that state-owned banks are less cost-efficient than private banks (domestic and foreign), and size has a consistently inverse impact on cost efficiency. Banks with higher financial capital, larger loan ratios, and higher profits tend to be more cost efficient; however, banks with higher credit risk tend to be less cost efficient. Our findings have implications for policymakers, regulators, and bank managers as a better understanding of the level and sources of bank efficiency helps reduce inefficiencies, formulate regulations to enhance the overall efficiency of the banking system, and develop policies to promote competition and financial stability.

Evaluating Bank Cost Efficiency Using Stochastic Frontier Analysis

The study seeks to assess the cost efficiency of the commercial banks in Zimbabwe using the stochastic frontier analysis. The cost efficiency of the Zimbabwean banks is estimated using the trans-log stochastic frontier approach. The Stochastic Frontier Analysis methodology is among the host of methods that has been used to measure banking sector efficiency. The analysis of cost efficiency of commercial banks has important implications for the economy since an efficient banking system has potential to reduce interest rates which can lead to increased investment and growth for the economy. The cost of doing business in Zimbabwe is perceived to be high hence improved bank efficiency has the potential to reduce the cost of doing business. The average cost efficiency scores for the Zimbabwean banks over the study period show that the banking sector in Zimbabwe experiencing 17 percent inefficiency. The efficiency levels have been declining over the years reflecting increased resource wastage in the system. The study recommends that the banking institutions should continue to innovate so as to reduce their inefficiencies.

Cost Efficiency Analysis of Local Commercial Banks in Taiwan

This study uses a stochastic frontier analysis (SFA) model to evaluate the relative cost efficiency of commercial banks in Taiwan in the wake of liberalization. The model is estimated using data made available through Taiwan's Banking Bureau and Financial Supervisory Commission. With data from before and after the 2008 financial crisis, our central result is that banks affiliated with bank holding companies (BHC) have become increasingly more efficient. While unaffiliated banks have generally increased their efficiency, they have not kept pace with respect to efficiency gains. Secondary findings are that, independent of ownership structure, both balance sheet and income statement composition affect efficiency. In particular, bank efficiency increases with growth in loans and capital prices. We also find evidence that labor productivity is a key explanatory factor behind efficiency differences across banks. As a result, a policy recommendation is made that banks invest in maximizing worker productivity. Finally, in addition to the insights gained from this study we contribute to the general literature on both bank efficiency and the use of the SFA model by applying it to new data in a new setting.

ANALISIS FRONTIER EFFICIENCY INDUSTRI PERBANKAN INDONESIA DENGAN MENGGUNAKAN METODE DISTRIBUTION FREE APPROACH

As an intermediary institution, bank has a very vital role in the economic development of a country so bank has to operate efficiently. The efficiency analysis can be conducted with the three approaches, namely cost efficiency, profit efficiency, and alternative profit efficiency. The three approaches can measured with two methode, parametric and non parametric. By using parametric methode (Distribution Free Approach), cost efficiency of 107 commercial banks operating for 10 years (2002- 2011), the average cost efficiency of banks in Indonesia is 0.6729. While the average value of the profit efficiency in Indonesian banks is 0.96363 or more efficient than cost efficiency. The score of alternative profit efficiency Indonesian banks is 0.965957. The cost efficiency of commercial banks on average have no strong correlation with all financial ratios of banks. The profit efficiency have a strong relationship with financial ratios ROA and BOPO. Financial performance of the bank's ROE ratio has a moderate correlation with the level of profit efficiency. While the level of alternative profit efficiency have a strong relationship with financial performance ratios ROE, ROA, and ROA. NIM ratio has a low relationship with alternative profit efficiency. Keyword: Distributin Free Approach, Cost Efficiency, Profit Efficiency, and Alternative Profit Efficiency.

ANALISIS FRONTIER EFFICIENCY INDUSTRI PERBANKAN INDONESIA DENGAN MENGGUNAKAN METODE DISTRIBUTION FREE APPROACH

As an intermediary institution, bank has a very vital role in the economic development of a country so bank has to operate efficiently. The efficiency analysis can be conducted with the three approaches, namely cost efficiency, profit efficiency, and alternative profit efficiency. The three approaches can measured with two methode, parametric and non parametric. By using parametric methode (Distribution Free Approach), cost efficiency of 107 commercial banks operating for 10 years (2002- 2011), the average cost efficiency of banks in Indonesia is 0.6729. While the average value of the profit efficiency in Indonesian banks is 0.96363 or more efficient than cost efficiency. The score of alternative profit efficiency Indonesian banks is 0.965957. The cost efficiency of commercial banks on average have no strong correlation with all financial ratios of banks. The profit efficiency have a strong relationship with financial ratios ROA and BOPO. Financial performance of the bank's ROE ratio has a moderate correlation with the level of profit efficiency. While the level of alternative profit efficiency have a strong relationship with financial performance ratios ROE, ROA, and ROA. NIM ratio has a low relationship with alternative profit efficiency. Keyword: Distributin Free Approach, Cost Efficiency, Profit Efficiency, and Alternative Profit Efficiency.

Do Human Capital and Cost Efficiency Affect Risk and Capital of Commercial Banks? An Empirical Study of a Developing Country

As a striking force and operational optimization, human capital and cost efficiency of commercial banks are worth considering factors in decision making. Using simultaneous equation models this study delves the interrelationship between bank risk, capital and efficiency of a sample developing country-Bangladesh incorporating new dimension human capital efficiency along with existing cost efficiency through Stochastic Frontier Analysis (SFA). The empirical results of generalized methods of moments estimator (GMM estimator) from 2000-2015 show that capitalized commercial banks are more capable of absorbing risk and enhancing human capital efficiency. Increasing amount of risk leads banks to improve their level of capital but that reduces the cost efficiency of banks. We also find the significant impact of risk and capital on the efficiency of banks. With the increase of capital and risk, the human capital of banks behaves more efficiently whereas the efficiency of cost reduces substantially. Although no significant relationship observed between risk and human capital efficiency in risk equation, the inefficiency of cost find inversely associated with risk and positively associated with capital in risk and capital equations respectively.

Productivity and Cost Efficiency of Commercial Banks in India

This paper examined the productivity and relative cost efficiency of all commercial banks in India from 1993 to 2013 using the data envelopment analysis methodology and Malmquist index. The percentage of banks in the bank groups, such as foreign banks (69%), nationalized banks (58%), and old private sectors (77%) that experienced technological change were considerably higher than the new private sector banks and State Bank of India (SBI) associate banks. The total factor productivity changes of the aforementioned three bank groups was due to technological rather than technical efficiency change. Percentage of cost efficient banks in the bank groups such as the new private sector group (75%), SBI and Associate banks (67%), and old private sector banks (56%) was considerably higher than foreign and nationalized banks. The correlation between cost efficiency and technical efficiency ranged from 0.629 to 1 (moderate to strong positive) for different groups of banks. The correlation between cost efficiency and total factor productivity change ranged from -0.067 to -0.993 (weak to strong negative) for different groups of banks.

Measuring cost efficiency in presence of heteroskedasticity: The case of the banking industry in Taiwan

We measure cost efficiency of commercial banks in Taiwan using annual data for the 1996–2011 period. Following Caudill et al. (1995), and Caudill and Ford (1993), we develop a generalized dynamic model that accounts for heteroskedasticity in the cost inefficiency component of the error term in the stochastic frontier (SF) model and adopt a single-step approach (e.g., Battese and Coelli, 1995; Wang and Schmidt, 2002) to circumvent the problems associated with the two-step estimation procedure used by prior studies. We show that the results based on the heteroskedastic stochastic frontier (HSF) model combined with the single-step estimation approach sharply contrast with that of the traditional ‘two-step’ approach. These are important findings because they point to the limitations of previous studies on cost efficiency that use a two-step estimation approach. Our findings suggest that asset size, loan quality, and bank equity-to-asset ratio have significant negative impact on cost efficiency of banks. Government-owned banks in Taiwan are more likely to be cost efficient than privately owned banks. Macroeconomic environmental factors such as money supply and foreign exchange reserve ratio are likely to influence the cost efficiency of banking industry in Taiwan.

Estimasi Efisiensi Bank-Bank Umum di Sumatra Barat Melalui Metode Stochastic Frontier Approach (SFA)

This study estimates the banking efficiency in the Province of West Sumatera for the years of 2007-2008. Using 19 samples of commercial banks, the estimation applies the Stochastic Frontier Approach (SFA) model in order to analyze the cost efficiency of commercial banks. This study finds that the bank's cost function is significantly affected by price of labors, price of funds, and loans. The results of the banking efficiency estimation show that in annually almost banks have more than 80 percent of the efficiency level. In the average estimation, it also shows the same result. By dividing banks into groups, the estimation shows that the government bank is more efficient than the national private bank.

The Cost Efficiency of Commercial Banks in Hong Kong

Using the stochastic frontier approach and a panel dataset of retail banks, this paper assesses the cost efficiency of the banking sector in Hong Kong. The average cost inefficiency during the period 1992-2005 is found to be about 15% to 29% of observed total costs, which is largely in line with the experience of US and European banks. Cost efficiency is found to be correlated with macroeconomic conditions, with a significant rise in cost inefficiency triggered by the Asian financial crisis and the outbreak of SARS during the period 1998-2003, partly due to the lack of perfect flexibility by banks to adjust their factor inputs in response to falling outputs. Nevertheless, the cost efficiency has started to improve by 2004 Q1, along with the recovery of the economy, and with the adjustments and streamlining by banks beginning to bear fruit. Empirical results also indicate that cost efficiency is positively correlated with bank size, suggesting large banks are on average more efficient than smaller banks.

The X-efficiency of commercial banks in Hong Kong

Using the stochastic frontier approach to investigate the cost efficiency of commercial banks in Hong Kong, this paper found that the average X-efficiency of Hong Kong banks was about 16–30% of observed total costs. However, X-efficiency was found to decline over time, indicating that Hong Kong banks were operating closer to the cost frontier than before, consistent with technological innovations in the banking industry. Furthermore, the average large bank was found to be less efficient than the average small bank, but the size effect appears to be related to differences in portfolio characteristics among different size banks.

The X-Efficiency of Commercial Banks in Hong Kong

This paper uses the stochastic econometric cost frontier approach to investigate the cost efficiency of commercial banks in Hong Kong. On average, the X-efficiency of Hong Kong banks is found to be about 16 to 30 percent of observed total costs, which is comparable to the findings in the U.S. banking industry. X-efficiency is found to decline over time, indicating that banks in Hong Kong are now operating closer to the cost frontier than before. This is consistent with technological innovation that might have occurred in the Hong Kong banking industry. Furthermore, the average large bank in Hong Kong is found to be less efficient than the average small bank, particularly during the earlier time periods. Finally, X-efficiency is found to be related to certain bank characteristics. Specifically, X-efficiency is found to decline with bank size, deposit-to-asset ratio, loan-to-asset ratios, provision for loan loss, and loan growth, and to increase with off-balance sheet activities.

The X-efficiency of Commercial Banks in Hong Kong

This paper uses the stochastic econometric cost frontier approach to investigate the cost efficiency of commercial banks in Hong Kong. On average, the X-efficiency of Hong Kong banks is found to be about 16 to 30 percent of observed total costs, which is comparable to the findings in the U.S. banking industry. X-efficiency is found to decline over time, indicating that banks in Hong Kong are now operating closer to the cost frontier than before. This is consistent with technological innovation that might have occurred in the Hong Kong banking industry. Furthermore, the average large bank in Hong Kong is found to be less efficient than the average small bank, particularly during the earlier time periods. Finally, X-efficiency is found to be related to certain bank characteristics. Specifically, X-efficiency is found to decline with bank size, deposit-to-asset ratio, loan-to-asset ratios, provision for loan loss, and loan growth, and to increase with off-balance sheet activities.