Effects of heterogeneity on bank efficiency scores

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 195, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 251-261

  Bos, J W B ^a   Koetter, M ^b,c   Kolari, J W ^d   Kool, C J M ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^c DEUTSCHE BUNDESBANK   (Germany)

^d TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bank production; Benchmarking; Distress; Heterogeneity; X Efficiency

Indexed keywords

COST ACCOUNTING; PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS; SPECIFICATIONS; STOCHASTIC MODELS;

ADDITIONAL COSTS; BANK PRODUCTION; BASE-LINES; DISTRESS; EFFICIENCY DISTRIBUTIONS; EFFICIENCY LEVELS; GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS; HETEROGENEITY; HETEROGENEITY EFFECTS; MANAGERIAL SKILLS; OPTIMAL COSTS; OPTIMAL PRODUCTIONS; RELIABLE ESTIMATES; SPECIFICATION TESTS; X-EFFICIENCY;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

EID: 56149101756     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2008.01.019     Document Type: Article

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