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The impact of financial liberalization on bank efficiency: evidence from Latin America and Asia

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  • Niels Hermes
  • Vu Thi Hong Nhung

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This article investigates the impact of financial liberalization on bank efficiency, using data for a sample of over 4000 bank-year observations from ten emerging economies for the period 1991-2000. We use Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) to calculate bank efficiency at the individual bank level. Bank efficiency measures are then aggregated at the country level to investigate the relationship between financial liberalization and bank efficiency, using a panel least square fixed-effects model. Overall, we find strong support for the positive impact of financial liberalization programmes on bank efficiency.

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  • Niels Hermes & Vu Thi Hong Nhung, 2010. "The impact of financial liberalization on bank efficiency: evidence from Latin America and Asia," Applied Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 42(26), pages 3351-3365.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:applec:v:42:y:2010:i:26:p:3351-3365
    DOI: 10.1080/00036840802112448
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    1. Niels Hermes & Robert Lensink, 2008. "Does financial liberalization influence saving, investment and economic growth: evidence from 25 emerging market economies, 1973-1996," ULB Institutional Repository 2013/14403, ULB -- Universite Libre de Bruxelles.
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