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Measuring the productivity of urban commercial banks in China

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  • Zhao, Bingquan
  • Tian, Yuan
  • Kenjegalieva, Karligash
  • Wood, Justine

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This paper contributes to the productivity analysis literature by measuring the productivity of 76 urban commercial banks operating in China's 27 regions from 2013 to 2018. A spatial total factor productivity index is constructed using a spatial autoregressive production function. The index is decomposed into the efficiency change and the returns to scale change, and it identifies both spatial direct (feedback) and spatial indirect (spillovers) components. The result confirms positive spatial dependence in the production of urban commercial banks. Additionally, productivity of China's urban commercial banks increases, which is mainly contributed to by the returns to scale change.

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  • Zhao, Bingquan & Tian, Yuan & Kenjegalieva, Karligash & Wood, Justine, 2024. "Measuring the productivity of urban commercial banks in China," International Review of Economics & Finance, Elsevier, vol. 93(PB), pages 477-489.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:reveco:v:93:y:2024:i:pb:p:477-489
    DOI: 10.1016/j.iref.2024.05.029
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    Keywords

    Regional banking; Spatial analysis; Banking productivity; Urban commercial banks;
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    JEL classification:

    • G21 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Banks; Other Depository Institutions; Micro Finance Institutions; Mortgages
    • R30 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Real Estate Markets, Spatial Production Analysis, and Firm Location - - - General

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