Bank Efficiency: Evidence from a Panel of European Banks

Authors

  • Nicholas Apergis University of Piraeus, Department of Banking & Financial Management, Greece
  • Effrosyni Alevizopoulou University of Piraeus, Department of Banking & Financial Management, Greece

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2298/PAN1103329A

Keywords:

Bank efficiency, Stochastic frontier, European banks

Abstract

The goal of this paper is to investigate the efficiency of the banking systems in eight European countries over the period 1994 to 2008 by using the production frontier methodology. The paper shows that risk factors along with a size variable should be taken into account, otherwise inefficiency tends to be overstated.

Key words: Bank efficiency, Stochastic frontier, European banks.
JEL: G21, C13, C32.

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Published

2011-10-10

How to Cite

Apergis, N., & Alevizopoulou, E. (2011). Bank Efficiency: Evidence from a Panel of European Banks. Panoeconomicus, 58(3), 329–341. https://doi.org/10.2298/PAN1103329A

Issue

Vol. 58 No. 3 (2011)

Section

Original scientific paper