Labour-use Efficiency of Assam Gramin Vikash Bank: Branch- and District-level Analysis

Mohuya Deb Purkayastha, Joyeeta Deb and Ram Sinha

Studies in Microeconomics, 2023, vol. 11, issue 1, 60-75

Abstract: The present study estimated labour-use efficiency of 48 branches of Assam Gramin Vikash Bank at its branch level, covering three districts of Barak Valley, which falls under Silchar region of the bank for the time period from 2010–2011 to 2017–2018. The study applied data envelopment analysis for estimating labour-use efficiency. In the second stage, the study applied censored Tobit regression for determining the impact of several contextual variables on efficiency. The study reveals that the mean labour-use efficiency score of the selected branches is 76% when averaged for the in-sample branches over the observation period. Results of the Tobit regression identified cluster 2 and total business of the branches as the significant factors for determining efficiency and the number of employees as a significant variable influencing inefficiency. JEL Classifications: G2, G20, G21, J3

Keywords: Microeconomics; producer choice; rational choice and individual decision-making; social choice (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1177/23210222211024374

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