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Jayasinghe Wickramanayake

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  1. Yuchen Wang & John Watson & Jayasinghe Wickramanayake, 2018. "The global financial crisis and the mutual fund flow–performance relationship," The World Economy, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 41(11), pages 3172-3193, November.

    Cited by:

    1. J. Alsubaiei, Bader & Calice, Giovanni & Vivian, Andrew, 2021. "Sovereign CDS and mutual funds: Global evidence," Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money, Elsevier, vol. 73(C).
    2. Alsubaiei, Bader Jawid & Calice, Giovanni & Vivian, Andrew, 2024. "How does oil market volatility impact mutual fund performance?," International Review of Economics & Finance, Elsevier, vol. 89(PA), pages 1601-1621.
    3. Yaping Xiao & Haishu Qiao & Ting Xie, 2019. "Open-End Funds for Sustainable Economic Growth in China: The Relationship between Load Fees, Performance, and Flows," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(22), pages 1-27, November.

  2. John Watson & James Delaney & Michael Dempsey & J. Wickramanayake, 2016. "Australian superannuation (pension) fund product ratings and performance: A guide for fund managers," Australian Journal of Management, Australian School of Business, vol. 41(2), pages 189-211, May.

    Cited by:

    1. Daniel Chiew & Judy Qiu & Sirimon Treepongkaruna & Jiping Yang & Chenxiao Shi, 2019. "The predictive ability of the expected utility-entropy based fund rating approach: A comparison investigation with Morningstar ratings in US," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 14(4), pages 1-22, April.
    2. Michael J. O'Neill & Geoffrey J. Warren, 2019. "Evaluating fund capacity: issues and methods," Accounting and Finance, Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand, vol. 59(S1), pages 773-800, April.
    3. Michael J O’Neill & Zhangxin (Frank) Liu, 2016. "Tail risk hedging for mutual funds using equity market state prices," Australian Journal of Management, Australian School of Business, vol. 41(4), pages 687-698, November.
    4. Michael O'Neill & Gulasekaran Rajaguru, 2020. "A response surface analysis of critical values for the lead‐lag ratio with application to high frequency and non‐synchronous financial data," Accounting and Finance, Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand, vol. 60(4), pages 3979-3990, December.

  3. Perera, Anil & Wickramanayake, J., 2016. "Determinants of commercial bank retail interest rate adjustments: Evidence from a panel data model," Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money, Elsevier, vol. 45(C), pages 1-20.

    Cited by:

    1. de Moraes, Claudio Oliveira & Cruz, Guilherme, 2023. "What do we know about the relationship between banks and income inequality? Empirical evidence for emerging and low-income countries," Journal of Economics and Business, Elsevier, vol. 123(C).
    2. Leandro Coghi Bernardelli & Carlos Enrique Carrasco-Gutierrez, 2024. "Macroeconomic, industry-specific and bank-specific determinants of the profitability of Brazilian banks: dynamic panel evidence," Empirical Economics, Springer, vol. 67(2), pages 693-726, August.
    3. Dimitrios Anastasiou, 2021. "Macroeconomic determinants of MIR interest rate margin in the euro area," Journal of Central Banking Theory and Practice, Central bank of Montenegro, vol. 10(1), pages 39-53.
    4. Shah, Syed Faisal & Albaity, Mohamed, 2022. "The role of trust, investor sentiment, and uncertainty on bank stock return performance: Evidence from the MENA region," The Journal of Economic Asymmetries, Elsevier, vol. 26(C).
    5. Taslima Akther & Mushfiqur Rahman & Md. Mufidur Rahman, 2023. "Factors influencing commercial bank profitability in Bangladesh: a panel data approach," Future Business Journal, Springer, vol. 9(1), pages 1-20, December.
    6. Shelja Bhatia, 2023. "Bank capital channel of monetary policy: panel data evidence for India," Indian Economic Review, Springer, vol. 58(2), pages 423-443, September.
    7. Anastasiou, Dimitrios, 2017. "Macroeconomic Determinants of MIR Rate: Evidence from the Euro area," MPRA Paper 80972, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    8. Eissa A. Al-Homaidi & Mosab I. Tabash & Najib H. S. Farhan & Faozi A. Almaqtari, 2018. "Bank-specific and macro-economic determinants of profitability of Indian commercial banks: A panel data approach," Cogent Economics & Finance, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 6(1), pages 1548072-154, January.

  4. Sohel Azad, A.S.M. & Batten, Jonathan A. & Fang, Victor & Wickramanayake, Jayasinghe, 2015. "International swap market contagion and volatility," Economic Modelling, Elsevier, vol. 47(C), pages 355-371.

    Cited by:

    1. Sewraj, Deeya & Gebka, Bartosz & Anderson, Robert D.J., 2019. "Day-of-the-week effects in financial contagion," Finance Research Letters, Elsevier, vol. 28(C), pages 221-226.
    2. Gómez-Puig, Marta & Sosvilla-Rivero, Simón, 2016. "Causes and hazards of the euro area sovereign debt crisis: Pure and fundamentals-based contagion," Economic Modelling, Elsevier, vol. 56(C), pages 133-147.
    3. Morales-Zumaquero, Amalia & Sosvilla-Rivero, Simón, 2018. "Volatility spillovers between foreign exchange and stock markets in industrialized countries," The Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, Elsevier, vol. 70(C), pages 121-136.

  5. Samudhram, Ananda & Stewart, Errol & Wickramanayake, Jayasinghe & Sinnakkannu, Jothee, 2014. "Value relevance of human capital based disclosures: Moderating effects of labor productivity, investor sentiment, analyst coverage and audit quality," Advances in accounting, Elsevier, vol. 30(2), pages 338-353.

    Cited by:

    1. Rute Gonçalves & Patrícia Lopes, 2015. "Value-Relevance of Biological Assets under IFRS," FEP Working Papers 556, Universidade do Porto, Faculdade de Economia do Porto.
    2. K. Vithana & T. Soobaroyen & C. G. Ntim, 2021. "Human Resource Disclosures in UK Corporate Annual Reports: To What Extent Do These Reflect Organisational Priorities Towards Labour?," Journal of Business Ethics, Springer, vol. 169(3), pages 475-497, March.

  6. Perera, Anil & Ralston, Deborah & Wickramanayake, J., 2014. "Impact of off-balance sheet banking on the bank lending channel of monetary transmission: Evidence from South Asia," Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money, Elsevier, vol. 29(C), pages 195-216.

    Cited by:

    1. Wang, Xiaodong & Han, Liang & Huang, Xing, 2020. "Bank market power and SME finance: Firm-bank evidence from European countries," Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money, Elsevier, vol. 64(C).
    2. Ghazanchyan, Manuk, 2014. "Unraveling the Monetary Policy Transmission Mechanism in Sri Lanka," MPRA Paper 59444, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    3. Wu, Dan & Li, Rong & Li, Yingting, 2024. "Impact of Off-Balance-Sheet Activities on the Effectiveness of Monetary Policy," The North American Journal of Economics and Finance, Elsevier, vol. 73(C).
    4. Cheng, Xiaoqiang & Wang, Yabin, 2022. "Shadow banking and the bank lending channel of monetary policy in China," Journal of International Money and Finance, Elsevier, vol. 128(C).
    5. An, Ping & Yu, Mengxuan, 2018. "Neglected part of shadow banking in China," International Review of Economics & Finance, Elsevier, vol. 57(C), pages 211-236.
    6. Perera, Anil & Wickramanayake, J., 2016. "Determinants of commercial bank retail interest rate adjustments: Evidence from a panel data model," Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money, Elsevier, vol. 45(C), pages 1-20.
    7. Muhammad Farhan Basheer & Waeibrorheem Waemustafa & Mohamad Helmi Bin Hidthiir & Saira Ghulam Hassan, 2021. "Explaining the endogeneity between the credit risk, liquidity risk, and off-balance sheet activities in commercial banks: a case of South Asian economies," International Journal of Monetary Economics and Finance, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 14(2), pages 166-187.
    8. Yang, Jun & Shao, Hanhua, 2016. "Impact of bank competition on the bank lending channel of monetary transmission: Evidence from China," International Review of Economics & Finance, Elsevier, vol. 43(C), pages 468-481.
    9. Zhang, Jingfang & Malikov, Emir, 2022. "Off-balance sheet activities and scope economies in U.S. banking," Journal of Banking & Finance, Elsevier, vol. 141(C).
    10. Hosseinpour , Ali & Aghababaei , Mohammad Ebrahim, 2018. "The Impact of Provisioning Policies on Non-Performing Loans," Journal of Money and Economy, Monetary and Banking Research Institute, Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran, vol. 13(3), pages 343-374, July.
    11. Huu Huan Nguyen & Minh Vu Ngo & Thanh Phuc Nguyen, 2021. "Market structure, state ownership and monetary policy transmission through bank lending channel: Evidence from Vietnamese commercial banks," Economics and Business Letters, Oviedo University Press, vol. 10(3), pages 164-177.

  7. Perera, Anil & Ralston, Deborah & Wickramanayake, Jayasinghe, 2013. "Central bank financial strength and inflation: Is there a robust link?," Journal of Financial Stability, Elsevier, vol. 9(3), pages 399-414.

    Cited by:

    1. Bholat, David & Darbyshire, Robin, 2016. "Accounting in central banks," Bank of England working papers 604, Bank of England.
    2. Iwasaki, Ichiro & Uegaki, Akira, 2015. "Central Bank Independence and Inflation in Transition Economies: A Comparative Meta-Analysis with Developed and Developing Economies," RRC Working Paper Series 55, Russian Research Center, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University.
    3. Salahodjaev, Raufhon, 2015. "Does intelligence help fighting inflation: an empirical test?," MPRA Paper 66882, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    4. Sooriyakumar Krishnapillai & Vairavipillai pasupathy Sivanathan & Anushiya Sireeranhan, 2016. "Relative Importance of Monetary Transmission Mechanism in Sri Lanka: An Empirical Investigation," Economics Bulletin, AccessEcon, vol. 36(1), pages 560-568.
    5. Gebauer, Stefan & Pool, Sebastiaan & Schumacher, Julian, 2024. "The inflationary consequences of prioritising central bank profits," Working Paper Series 2985, European Central Bank.
    6. Pierre-Richard Agénor & Timothy Jackson & Luiz Awazu Pereira da Silva, 2020. "Foreign exchange intervention and financial stability," BIS Working Papers 889, Bank for International Settlements.
    7. Lixin Sun, 2020. "On the People’s Bank of China’s Financial Strength and Policy Outcomes," Journal of Central Banking Theory and Practice, Central bank of Montenegro, vol. 9(3), pages 135-161.
    8. Atsushi Tanaka, 2021. "Central Bank Capital and Credibility: A Literature Survey," Comparative Economic Studies, Palgrave Macmillan;Association for Comparative Economic Studies, vol. 63(2), pages 249-262, June.
    9. Perera, Anil & Wickramanayake, J., 2016. "Determinants of commercial bank retail interest rate adjustments: Evidence from a panel data model," Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money, Elsevier, vol. 45(C), pages 1-20.
    10. Mojmir Hampl & Tomas Havranek, 2018. "Central Bank Capital as an Instrument of Monetary Policy," Working Papers IES 2018/25, Charles University Prague, Faculty of Social Sciences, Institute of Economic Studies, revised Oct 2018.
    11. Mr. Andrew J Swiston & Ms. Florencia Frantischek & Mr. Przemek Gajdeczka & Alexander Herman, 2014. "Central Bank Financial Strength in Central America and the Dominican Republic," IMF Working Papers 2014/087, International Monetary Fund.
    12. Julien Pinter, 2018. "Does Central Bank Financial Strength Really Matter for Inflation? The Key Role of the Fiscal Support," Open Economies Review, Springer, vol. 29(5), pages 911-952, November.
    13. Aljughaiman, Abdullah A. & Cao, Ngan Duong & Trinh, Vu Quang & Albarrak, Mohammed & Vo, Xuan Vinh, 2023. "Does gender diversity affect financial strength differently in conventional and Islamic banks? Evidence from MENA countries," Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, Elsevier, vol. 80(C).
    14. Mojmir Hampl & Tomas Havranek, 2020. "Central Bank Equity as an Instrument of Monetary Policy," Comparative Economic Studies, Palgrave Macmillan;Association for Comparative Economic Studies, vol. 62(1), pages 49-68, March.
    15. Mojmir Hampl & Tomas Havranek, 2018. "Central Bank Financial Strength and Inflation: A Meta-Analysis," Research and Policy Notes 2018/01, Czech National Bank.
    16. Iryna Kachur & Volodymyr Lepushynskyi & Robert Zammit, 2016. "The NBU's Balance Sheet: Before, During, and After the Crisis," Visnyk of the National Bank of Ukraine, National Bank of Ukraine, issue 237, pages 6-19.
    17. Atsushi Tanaka, 2020. "Central Bank Capital and Credibility: A Literature Survey," Discussion Paper Series 208, School of Economics, Kwansei Gakuin University, revised May 2020.
    18. Stéphane Goutte & David Guerreiro & Bilel Sanhaji & Sophie Saglio & Julien Chevallier, 2019. "International Financial Markets," Post-Print halshs-02183053, HAL.

  8. Watson, John & Wickramanayake, J., 2012. "The relationship between aggregate managed fund flows and share market returns in Australia," Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money, Elsevier, vol. 22(3), pages 451-472.

    Cited by:

    1. Chang, Chia-Lin & Ke, Yu-Pei, 2014. "Testing Price Pressure, Information, Feedback Trading, and Smoothing Effects for Energy Exchange Traded Funds," MPRA Paper 57625, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    2. Nikolaos Antonakakis & Tsangyao Chang & Juncal Cunado & Rangan Gupta, 2016. "The Relationship between Commodity Markets and Commodity Mutual Funds: A Wavelet-Based Analysis," Working Papers 201619, University of Pretoria, Department of Economics.
    3. Vassilios Babalos & Guglielmo Maria Caporale & Nicola Spagnolo, 2016. "Equity Fund Flows and Stock Market Returns in the US before and after the Global Financial Crisis: A VAR-GARCH-in-mean Analysis," CESifo Working Paper Series 5932, CESifo.
    4. Alexakis, Christos & Dasilas, Apostolos & Grose, Chris, 2013. "Asymmetric dynamic relations between stock prices and mutual fund units in Japan. An application of hidden cointegration technique," International Review of Financial Analysis, Elsevier, vol. 28(C), pages 1-8.
    5. Luo Wang & Bin Li & Benjamin Liu, 2017. "Can Macroeconomic Variables Explain Managed Fund Returns? The Australian Case," Economic Papers, The Economic Society of Australia, vol. 36(2), pages 171-184, June.
    6. Qureshi, Fiza & Kutan, Ali M. & Ismail, Izlin & Gee, Chan Sok, 2017. "Mutual funds and stock market volatility: An empirical analysis of Asian emerging markets," Emerging Markets Review, Elsevier, vol. 31(C), pages 176-192.
    7. Yue Meinn GOH & Ros Zam Zam SAPIAN, 2017. "Return, Volatility And Fund Flows Linkages: Malaysian Evidence," Management and Marketing Journal, University of Craiova, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, vol. 0(2), pages 59-69, November.

  9. A.S.M. Sohel Azad & Victor Fang & J. Wickramanayake, 2011. "Low‐Frequency Volatility of Yen Interest Rate Swap Market in Relation to Macroeconomic Risk," International Review of Finance, International Review of Finance Ltd., vol. 11(3), pages 353-390, September.

    Cited by:

    1. Azad, A.S.M. Sohel & Chazi, Abdelaziz & Cooper, Peter & Ahsan, Amirul, 2017. "What determines the Japanese corporate credit spread? A new evidence," Research in International Business and Finance, Elsevier, vol. 41(C), pages 354-361.
    2. Azad, A.S.M. Sohel & Fang, Victor & Hung, Chi-Hsiou, 2012. "Linking the interest rate swap markets to the macroeconomic risk: The UK and us evidence," International Review of Financial Analysis, Elsevier, vol. 22(C), pages 38-47.
    3. Li, Shaoyu & Zhu, Chunhui & Shang, Yuhuang, 2023. "Hedging demand and near-zero swap spreads: Evidence from the Chinese interest rate swap market," The Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, Elsevier, vol. 91(C), pages 170-185.
    4. Azmat, Saad & Azad, A.S.M. Sohel & Ghaffar, Hamza & Hayat, Aziz & Chazi, Abdelaziz, 2020. "Conventional vs Islamic banking and macroeconomic risk: Impact on asset price bubbles," Pacific-Basin Finance Journal, Elsevier, vol. 62(C).
    5. Cumhur ÞAHÝN & Hüseyin ALTAY, 2016. "Examination of the Relationship between Turkey’s Credit Default Swap (CDS) Points and Unemployment," Eurasian Business & Economics Journal, Eurasian Academy Of Sciences, vol. 4(4), pages 52-67, January.
    6. Azad, A.S.M.S. & Azmat, Saad & Chazi, Abdelaziz & Ahsan, Amirul, 2018. "Can Islamic banks have their own benchmark?," Emerging Markets Review, Elsevier, vol. 35(C), pages 120-136.
    7. Azad, A.S.M. Sohel & Batten, Jonathan A. & Fang, Victor, 2015. "What determines the yen swap spread?," International Review of Financial Analysis, Elsevier, vol. 40(C), pages 1-13.
    8. Chyi Lin Lee & Simon Stevenson & Ming‐Long Lee, 2018. "Low‐frequency volatility of real estate securities and macroeconomic risk," Accounting and Finance, Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand, vol. 58(S1), pages 311-342, November.
    9. Sohel Azad, A.S.M. & Batten, Jonathan A. & Fang, Victor & Wickramanayake, Jayasinghe, 2015. "International swap market contagion and volatility," Economic Modelling, Elsevier, vol. 47(C), pages 355-371.
    10. Ahmed Al Samman & Mahmoud Moustafa Otaify, 2017. "How Does Volatility of Characteristics-sorted Portfolios Respond to Macroeconomic Volatility?," International Journal of Economics and Financial Issues, Econjournals, vol. 7(4), pages 300-315.

  10. Pathan, Shams & Skully, Michael & Wickramanayake, J., 2008. "Reforms in Thai bank governance: The aftermath of the Asian financial crisis," International Review of Financial Analysis, Elsevier, vol. 17(2), pages 345-362.

    Cited by:

    1. Mavrakana, Christina & Psillaki, Maria, 2019. "Do board structure and compensation matter for bank stability and bank performance? Evidence from European banks," MPRA Paper 95776, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    2. Mujtaba Kayani, Ghulam & Saeed, Abubakr & Riaz, Hammad & Ali, Ashiq, 2023. "Political power shift in host markets and firm asset retrenchment: Evidence from Chinese MNCs," Journal of Business Research, Elsevier, vol. 161(C).
    3. Khadija Mnasri, 2015. "Ownership Structure, Board Structure And Performance In The Tunisian Banking Industry," Asian Academy of Management Journal of Accounting and Finance (AAMJAF), Penerbit Universiti Sains Malaysia, vol. 11(2), pages 57-82.
    4. Tientip Subhanij & Wanvimol Sawangngoenyuang, 2012. "Corporate Governance and Bank Performance in Thailand," Chapters, in: James R. Barth & Chen Lin & Clas Wihlborg (ed.), Research Handbook on International Banking and Governance, chapter 35, Edward Elgar Publishing.
    5. Natanael Waraney Gerald Massie & Chaikal Nuryakin, 2020. "When Prime Depositors Run On The Banks: A Behavioral Approach," Bulletin of Monetary Economics and Banking, Bank Indonesia, vol. 23(1), pages 139-152, April.
    6. Nitesh Pandey & Satish Kumar & Corinne Post & John W. Goodell & Rebeca García-Ramos, 2023. "Board gender diversity and firm performance: A complexity theory perspective," Asia Pacific Journal of Management, Springer, vol. 40(3), pages 1289-1320, September.
    7. Canan Yildirim, 2009. "Moral Hazard, Corporate Governance, and Bank Failure: Evidence from The 2000-2001 Turkish Crises," Working Papers 486, Economic Research Forum, revised May 2009.
    8. Shams Pathan & Michael Skully & J. Wickramanayake, 2007. "Board Size, Independence and Performance: An Analysis of Thai Banks," Asia-Pacific Financial Markets, Springer;Japanese Association of Financial Economics and Engineering, vol. 14(3), pages 211-227, September.
    9. Abdel-Baki Monal A., 2012. "Coalitions within the Egyptian Banking Sector: Catalysts of the Popular Revolution," Business and Politics, De Gruyter, vol. 14(1), pages 1-26, April.
    10. Frank M. Song & Li Li, 2012. "Bank Governance: Concepts and Measurements," Chapters, in: James R. Barth & Chen Lin & Clas Wihlborg (ed.), Research Handbook on International Banking and Governance, chapter 1, Edward Elgar Publishing.
    11. ahmadyan , azam & Ghasemi Ali Abadi , Mehdi, 2021. "Relationship between Corporate Governance and Risk Management," Journal of Money and Economy, Monetary and Banking Research Institute, Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran, vol. 16(4), pages 447-476, December.
    12. Marina Brogi & Valentina Lagasio, 2019. "Do bank boards matter? A literature review on the characteristics of banks' board of directors," International Journal of Business Governance and Ethics, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 13(3), pages 244-274.
    13. Vithessonthi, Chaiporn, 2014. "The effect of financial market development on bank risk: evidence from Southeast Asian countries," International Review of Financial Analysis, Elsevier, vol. 35(C), pages 249-260.
    14. Khadija Mnasri, 2015. "Ownership Structure, Board Structure And Performance In The Tunisian Banking Industry," Post-Print hal-02999677, HAL.

  11. Shrimal Perera & Michael Skully & J. Wickramanayake, 2007. "Cost Efficiency in South Asian Banking: The Impact of Bank Size, State Ownership and Stock Exchange Listings," International Review of Finance, International Review of Finance Ltd., vol. 7(1‐2), pages 35-60, March.

    Cited by:

    1. Sang, Nguyen Minh & Linh, Thai Thi Thuy, 2018. "Revenue diversification and total assets in commercial banks: evidence from selected Asean countries," OSF Preprints 6nbz9, Center for Open Science.
    2. Sanjukta Sarkar, 2016. "The Dynamics of Revenue Diversification and Efficiency of Banks in India," IIM Kozhikode Society & Management Review, , vol. 5(2), pages 156-172, July.
    3. Samir Srairi, 2010. "Cost and profit efficiency of conventional and Islamic banks in GCC countries," Journal of Productivity Analysis, Springer, vol. 34(1), pages 45-62, August.
    4. Harry Xia & Kevin Lei & Jiaochen Liang, 2019. "Bank Competition, Efficiency, and Stability in Macau," Accounting and Finance Research, Sciedu Press, vol. 8(4), pages 157-157, November.
    5. Thanh Pham Thien Nguyen & Son Hong Nghiem & Eduardo Roca & Parmendra Sharma, 2016. "Bank reforms and efficiency in Vietnamese banks: evidence based on SFA and DEA," Applied Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 48(30), pages 2822-2835, June.
    6. Perera, Anil & Ralston, Deborah & Wickramanayake, J., 2014. "Impact of off-balance sheet banking on the bank lending channel of monetary transmission: Evidence from South Asia," Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money, Elsevier, vol. 29(C), pages 195-216.
    7. Dong Xiang & Abul Shamsuddin & Andrew Worthington, 2015. "The differing efficiency experiences of banks leading up to the global financial crisis: A comparative empirical analysis from Australia, Canada and the UK," Journal of Economics and Finance, Springer;Academy of Economics and Finance, vol. 39(2), pages 327-346, April.
    8. Clement Olalekan Olaniyi & Titus Ayobami Ojeyinka & Xuan Vinh Vo & Mamdouh Abdulaziz Saleh Al‐Faryan, 2023. "Do business strategies vary across firms in the banking industry? New perspectives from the bank size–profitability nexus," Managerial and Decision Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 44(1), pages 525-544, January.
    9. Dong, Yizhe & Firth, Michael & Hou, Wenxuan & Yang, Weiwei, 2016. "Evaluating the performance of Chinese commercial banks: A comparative analysis of different types of banks," European Journal of Operational Research, Elsevier, vol. 252(1), pages 280-295.
    10. Otero, Luis & Razia, Alaa & Cunill, Onofre Martorell & Mulet-Forteza, Carles, 2020. "What determines efficiency in MENA banks?," Journal of Business Research, Elsevier, vol. 112(C), pages 331-341.
    11. Zouaoui, Haykel & Zoghlami, Feten, 2020. "On the income diversification and bank market power nexus in the MENA countries: Evidence from a GMM panel-VAR approach," Research in International Business and Finance, Elsevier, vol. 52(C).
    12. Xiaohui Yuan & Jiayan Yan, 2022. "Reverse Efficiency Spillovers from Host Country Banks to Foreign Banks: Evidence from Emerging Market Bank Subsidiaries in Developed Markets," Management International Review, Springer, vol. 62(6), pages 915-946, December.
    13. Thierno Barry & Amine Tarazi & Paul Wachtel, 2019. "Falling under the control of a different type of owner : risk-taking implications for Banks," Post-Print hal-01882587, HAL.
    14. Nguyen, My & Perera, Shrimal & Skully, Michael, 2017. "Bank market power, asset liquidity and funding liquidity: International evidence," International Review of Financial Analysis, Elsevier, vol. 54(C), pages 23-38.
    15. Dong Xiang & Parmendra Sharma & Yuming Zhang, 2019. "The Global Financial Crisis, Fiscal Stimulus Package and the Chinese Banking Sector — A Pre- and Post-Efficiency Analysis," Review of Pacific Basin Financial Markets and Policies (RPBFMP), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., vol. 22(02), pages 1-43, June.
    16. Chau Le & Aleksandar Šević & Panayiotis G. Tzeremes & Trong Ngo, 2022. "Bank efficiency in Vietnam: Do scale expansion strategies and non‐performing loans matter?," International Journal of Finance & Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 27(1), pages 822-843, January.
    17. Nguyen, My & Skully, Michael & Perera, Shrimal, 2012. "Bank market power and revenue diversification: Evidence from selected ASEAN countries," Journal of Asian Economics, Elsevier, vol. 23(6), pages 688-700.
    18. Shrimal Perera & Michael Skully, 2012. "On the cross‐methodological validation of bank efficiency assessments," Studies in Economics and Finance, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, vol. 29(1), pages 26-42, March.
    19. Ikram Ullah Khan & Sadaqat Ali & Habib Nawaz Khan, 2018. "Market Concentration, Risk-taking, and Efficiency of Commercial Banks in Pakistan: An Application of the Two-Stage Double Bootstrap DEA," Business & Economic Review, Institute of Management Sciences, Peshawar, Pakistan, vol. 10(2), pages 65-96, June.
    20. Wijesiri, Mahinda & Viganò, Laura & Meoli, Michele, 2015. "Efficiency of microfinance institutions in Sri Lanka: a two-stage double bootstrap DEA approach," Economic Modelling, Elsevier, vol. 47(C), pages 74-83.
    21. Dong Xiang & Abul Shamsuddin & Andrew C Worthington, 2011. "A comparative technical, cost and profit efficiency analysis of Australian, Canadian and UK banks: Feasible efficiency improvements in the context of controllable and uncontrollable factors," Discussion Papers in Finance finance:201119, Griffith University, Department of Accounting, Finance and Economics.
    22. Kutubi, Shawgat S. & Ahmed, Kamran & Khan, Hayat & Garg, Mukesh, 2021. "Multiple directorships and the extent of loan loss provisions: Evidence from banks in South Asia," Journal of Contemporary Accounting and Economics, Elsevier, vol. 17(3).
    23. Nguyen, My & Skully, Michael & Perera, Shrimal, 2012. "Market power, revenue diversification and bank stability: Evidence from selected South Asian countries," Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money, Elsevier, vol. 22(4), pages 897-912.
    24. Lutfi, & Suyatno,, 2019. "Determinants of Bank Efficiency: Evidence from Regional Development Banks," Jurnal Ekonomi Malaysia, Faculty of Economics and Business, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, vol. 53(3), pages 59-74.
    25. Necmi K. Avkiran & Yushu Zhu & David W. L. Tripe & Kathleen Walsh, 2017. "Can foreign banks compete in China?," Accounting and Finance, Accounting and Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand, vol. 57(4), pages 961-980, December.
    26. Lalith Seelanatha, 2021. "Political Instability, Civil War and Cost Efficiency of Banking Firms: A Case Study in Sri Lanka," Asian Economic Journal, East Asian Economic Association, vol. 35(3), pages 294-316, September.
    27. Özlem O. Akdeniz & Hussein A. Abdou & Ali I. Hayek & Jacinta C. Nwachukwu & Ahmed A. Elamer & Chris Pyke, 2024. "Technical efficiency in banks: a review of methods, recent innovations and future research agenda," Review of Managerial Science, Springer, vol. 18(11), pages 3395-3456, November.
    28. Mariani Abdul-Majid & David Saal & Giuliana Battisti, 2010. "Efficiency in Islamic and conventional banking: an international comparison," Journal of Productivity Analysis, Springer, vol. 34(1), pages 25-43, August.
    29. Ha Vu & Daehoon Nahm, 2013. "The determinants of profit efficiency of banks in Vietnam," Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 18(4), pages 615-631.
    30. Behr, Andreas & Tente, Sebastian, 2008. "Stochastic frontier analysis by means of maximum likelihood and the method of moments," Discussion Paper Series 2: Banking and Financial Studies 2008,19, Deutsche Bundesbank.
    31. Zhenni Yang & Christopher Gan & Zhaohua Li, 2019. "Role of Bank Regulation on Bank Performance: Evidence from Asia-Pacific Commercial Banks," JRFM, MDPI, vol. 12(3), pages 1-25, August.
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