Corporate governance and efficiency in banking: evidence from emerging economies

Alin Marius Andrieș, Bogdan Capraru and Simona Nistor ()

Applied Economics, 2018, vol. 50, issue 34-35, 3812-3832

Abstract: This article investigates the impact of corporate governance on bank efficiency across a sample of 139 commercial banks from 17 countries of Central and Eastern Europe during the period 2005–2012. Data on governance characteristics are hand-collected from banks’ reports. The empirical findings indicate that implementing rigorous corporate governance structures is associated with higher costs for banks and a lower level of efficiency. However, during the crisis, a tight governance mechanism significantly increases banks’ cost and technical efficiencies. We also show that prudent risk management is associated with both higher cost and technical efficiency for more capitalized banks, while rigid supervisory boards are linked with greater technical efficiency for more capitalized banks.

Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1080/00036846.2018.1436144

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