Determinants of income diversification: evidence from Chinese banks

Xiangnan Meng, Tony Cavoli and Xin Deng

Applied Economics, 2018, vol. 50, issue 17, 1934-1951

Abstract: This article presents an analysis of the determinants of Chinese commercial banks’ income diversification decisions. Using a panel dataset comprising 88 Chinese domestic banks from 2003 to 2010, we find that bank diversification reflects a variety of managerial abilities: insolvency risks, cost, capital position, asset scale and ownership structure. A larger ratio of banking assets to gross domestic product and lower interest spread lead to a higher level of diversification. Moreover, national banks and regional banks have different strategic responses to the macroeconomic, and indeed, regulatory environment. Resisting shocks from the banking sector and the macro economy, and supplementing liquidity shortages from intermediation business seem to be the driving forces of national banks to operate in non-banking sectors.

Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1080/00036846.2017.1383594

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