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Determinants of the Rate of Return on Commercial Bank Assets, 1933-1998

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This empirical study seeks to identify, for the period 1933-1998, determinants of the rate of return on bank assets (ROA). The study finds that the ROA has been an increasing function of the interest rate yield on bank loans to the private sector, the growth rate of real GDP, and the percentage of deposits covered by federal deposit insurance. In addition, the ROA appears to have benefited from the implementation of provisions in the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Improvement Act of 1991. Finally, increased financial services industry competition has reduced the ROA.

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  • Cebula, Richard, 1999. "Determinants of the Rate of Return on Commercial Bank Assets, 1933-1998," MPRA Paper 61414, University Library of Munich, Germany.
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    Keywords

    rate of return; commercial bank performance; deposit insurance; interest rate charges;
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    JEL classification:

    • G21 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Banks; Other Depository Institutions; Micro Finance Institutions; Mortgages
    • G22 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Insurance; Insurance Companies; Actuarial Studies
    • G28 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Government Policy and Regulation
    • M21 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Economics - - - Business Economics

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