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Determinants of the allocative, cost and scope efficiencies of Indian banks

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  • Abhilash S. Nair
  • R Vinod

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This study aims to investigate the impact of competition on determinants of allocative, scope and cost efficiencies of Indian scheduled commercial banks (SCBs). Specifically, the study, analyzes the impact of the second round of licensing on the efficiency of Indian SCBs. This is the first paper to measure scope efficiency of Indian banks and analyze its determinants. A two-stage analysis is performed on a balanced panel dataset of Indian SCBs for the period 1999–2016. In the first stage, the allocative, cost and scope efficiencies for each bank are estimated following the data envelopment analysis approach. In the second stage, internal determinants of the stated efficiency measures are estimated following the system of the generalized method of moments approach. The findings suggest that competition has not resulted in enhancing the efficiency of Indian SCBs. Among factors that can influence efficiency, it is seen that size does matter. Larger banks can enhance the efficiency of SCBs. It is also seen that having more foreign banks improves the overall efficiency of SCBs. However, before embarking on further rounds of licensing, the study posits that market-driven correction to succeed, it is imperative to address sunspots in the form of investor or borrower repression.

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  • Abhilash S. Nair & R Vinod, 2019. "Determinants of the allocative, cost and scope efficiencies of Indian banks," Applied Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 51(5), pages 509-527, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:applec:v:51:y:2019:i:5:p:509-527
    DOI: 10.1080/00036846.2018.1494815
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    1. Maha Haroon & Danish Ahmed Siddiqui, 2019. "Determinants of Allocative, Cost and Scope Efficiencies: A Comparative Analysis of Banks and Insurance Companies in Pakistan," Business Management and Strategy, Macrothink Institute, vol. 10(2), pages 285-312, December.
    2. Proença, Catarina & Augusto, Mário & Murteira, José, 2023. "The effect of earnings management on bank efficiency: Evidence from ECB-supervised banks," Finance Research Letters, Elsevier, vol. 51(C).
    3. Moradi-Motlagh, Amir & Jubb, Christine, 2020. "Examining irresponsible lending using non-radial inefficiency measures: Evidence from Australian banks," Economic Analysis and Policy, Elsevier, vol. 66(C), pages 96-108.

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