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-BANK COST EFFICIENCY AS DISTRIBUTION DYNAMICS: CONTROLLING FOR SPECIALIZATION IS IMPORTANT

Emili Tortosa Ausina ()
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Working Papers. Serie EC from Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Económicas, S.A. (Ivie)

Abstract: This paper analyzes the dynamics of cost efficiency scores in the Spanish banking industry during the period 1985-1995 and asks how such dynamics are influenced by specialization. Efficiency has been estimated through a nonparametric approach, and a model of distributions dynamics has been applied to assess the evolution of efficiency scores over time. Results show that efficiency at industry level (mean efficiency) has increased importantly and that, considering how the entire distribution evolves, there are some important patterns that mean and standard deviation fail in uncovering, like multi-modality. In addition, controlling for each firm¿s output mix sheds mor light on efficiency dynamics, as efficiency scores tend to become closer much faster. El presente trabajo tiene por objeto el estudio de la dinámica de los índices de eficiencia en la industria bancaria española durante el periodo 1985-1995, así como la manera en que dicha dinámica se ve condicionada por la especialización. La eficiencia se estima a través de un enfoque no paramétrico, y se aplica un modelo de dinámica de las distribuciones para valorar la evolución de los índices de eficiencia en el tiempo. Los resultados indican que la eficiencia a nivel de industria (eficiencia media) se ha incrementado y que, considerando la evolución de la totalidad de la distribución, existen patrones importantes imposibles de detectar por la media y la desviación típica, como la multi-modalidad. Asimismo, condicionar por la especialización de cada empresa arroja más luz sobre la dinámica de la eficiencia, pues los índices tienden a aproximarse entre sí más rápidamente.

Keywords: Bancos; dinámica de la distribución; eficiencia-X; eficiencia en costes. Banking; distribution dynamics; X-efficiency; cost efficiency; product mix. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C14 C30 C61 G21 L5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 33 pages
Date: 1999-11
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