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Productivity Change in the CEE Commercial Banks during a Period of Restricted Bank Regulation and Stable Economic Growth

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  • Igor Stubelj

    (Faculty of Management, University of Primorska, 6000 Koper, Slovenia)

  • Aleš Trunk

    (International School for Social and Business Studies, 3000 Celje, Slovenia)

  • Barbara Švagan

    (Faculty of Management, University of Primorska, 6000 Koper, Slovenia)

  • Suzana Laporšek

    (Faculty of Management, University of Primorska, 6000 Koper, Slovenia)

Abstract

The paper studies the productivity change of the commercial banks in the CEE countries over the post-crisis period 2013–2018. The productivity change is measured by the Malmquist Productivity Index and its sub-components, applying two approaches—the asset-oriented and profit-oriented intermediation approaches. The analysis uses data from a balanced panel of 181 commercial banks in 11 CEE countries. We find that commercial banks’ productivity, measured with the asset-oriented intermediation approach, decreased in most of the CEE countries over 2013–2018, with a decline ranging, on average, from 1% to 6.9%, driven mainly by a decline in technical efficiency. Nevertheless, estimates using the profit-intermediation approach point to productivity growth in commercial banks in all CEE countries, ranging, on average, from 0.5% to 6.3%. The empirical findings imply the need for the CEE commercial banks to further digital transformation and cost rationalization.

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  • Igor Stubelj & Aleš Trunk & Barbara Švagan & Suzana Laporšek, 2023. "Productivity Change in the CEE Commercial Banks during a Period of Restricted Bank Regulation and Stable Economic Growth," Economies, MDPI, vol. 11(10), pages 1-17, October.
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