Disentangling Within- and Between-Country Efficiency Differences of Bank Branches

Antreas D. Athanassopoulos, Andreas Soteriou and Stavros Zenios

Center for Financial Institutions Working Papers from Wharton School Center for Financial Institutions, University of Pennsylvania

Abstract: In this paper we propose a framework to assess the efficiency of bank branch networks operating in different financial environments. The framework can be used to disentangle within- from between-country performance differences. The framework is constructive in that it identifies operational aspects responsible for superior performance and suggests guidelines for branch improvement. We report results from three bank branch networks in the U.K., Greece and Cyprus, and demonstrate how branch networks can benefit from such international comparisons.

Keywords: Bank Branch Efficiency; International Benchmarks; Data Envelopment Analysis. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1997-03
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