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The Evolution of Bulgarian Banks' Efficiency During the Twenties: A Dea Approach

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  • Nikolay Nenovsky

    (Bulgarian National Bank, University of Orleans and ICER)

  • Martin Ivanov

    (Institute of History, Sofia)

  • Gergana Mihaylova

    (Agency for Economic Analysis and Forecasting, Sofia)

Abstract

This paper studies the dynamics of the bank efficiency in Bulgaria in the years 1923 and 1928. In the course of research several interdependencies were detected, related mainly to the reaction of different types of banks to the financial crisis and the financial stabilization. Official bank balance sheets were used as well as the profit and loss statements of 50 Bulgarian credit institutions. After their classification into subgroups different variations of DEA (data envelopment analysis), in particular the intermediation approach, were applied to the banks’ financial positions. The DEA overcomes several deficiencies in the traditional accounting measurement of bank efficiency, which has made it very popular in latest literature. To our knowledge this method has not been applied so far to historical data.

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  • Nikolay Nenovsky & Martin Ivanov & Gergana Mihaylova, 2008. "The Evolution of Bulgarian Banks' Efficiency During the Twenties: A Dea Approach," Working Papers 82, Bank of Greece.
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    Keywords

    Bulgarian monetary history; Banking system; Âanking efficiency; DEA modelling.;
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    • N24 - Economic History - - Financial Markets and Institutions - - - Europe: 1913-
    • G21 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Banks; Other Depository Institutions; Micro Finance Institutions; Mortgages

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