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Bank technical, allocative and cost efficiencies in Africa: The influence of intellectual capital

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This paper examines the effects of intellectual capital (IC) on technical, allocative and cost efficiencies for a panel of 339 commercial banks operating in 31 African countries over the 2005–2015 period. Our findings, which are based on Tobit and one-step system GMM regressions, provide evidence that IC exerts positive effects on bank technical, allocative and cost efficiencies. This finding, when significant, remains the same with the sample divided into various regional panels – East Africa, North Africa, Southern Africa, and West Africa. However, when our measure of IC is divided into its three components, namely human capital, physical capital and structural capital, only human capital is positively related to all the three efficiency measures across the panels. Our results suggest the need for African banks to place emphasis on human capital development.

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  • Adesina, Kolade Sunday, 2019. "Bank technical, allocative and cost efficiencies in Africa: The influence of intellectual capital," The North American Journal of Economics and Finance, Elsevier, vol. 48(C), pages 419-433.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:ecofin:v:48:y:2019:i:c:p:419-433
    DOI: 10.1016/j.najef.2019.03.009
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    Africa; Intellectual capital; Bank efficiency;
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    • C33 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Multiple or Simultaneous Equation Models; Multiple Variables - - - Models with Panel Data; Spatio-temporal Models
    • G21 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Banks; Other Depository Institutions; Micro Finance Institutions; Mortgages
    • G28 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Government Policy and Regulation

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