Non-Parametric Analysis of Efficiency Gains from Bank Mergers in India

Adrian R. Gourlay (), Geetha Ravishankar () and Tom Weyman-Jones ()
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Adrian R. Gourlay: Dept of Economics, Loughborough University
Tom Weyman-Jones: Dept of Economics, Loughborough University

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Abstract: This paper offers an insight into the effectiveness of economic policy reforms in the Indian Banking System by examining the efficiency benefits of mergers among Scheduled Commercial Banks in India over the post-reform period 1991-92 to 2004-05. It does this by using the methodology developed by Bogetoft and Wang (2005). We also provide a metric for judging the success or failure of a merger. Overall, we find that bank mergers in the post-reform period possessed Considerable potential efficiency gains stemming from harmony gains. Post-merger efficiency analysis of the merged bank with a control group of non-merging banks reveals an initial merger related efficiency advantage for the former that, while persistent, did not show a sustained increase this failing to provide merging banks with a competitive advantage vis-a-viz their non-merging counterparts.

Keywords: Data Envelopment Analysis; Mergers; Banking; Intermediation Approach; Production Approach. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C14 G21 G34 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2006-10, Revised 2006-10
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-ban, nep-com, nep-cse, nep-cwa, nep-eff, nep-fin and nep-ind
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