Table 1 Key literature
Author(s) | Object | Key variable(s) | Method(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
Mester (1997) | U.S. banks (1991–1992) | X-Inefficiency | Stochastic econometric cost frontier methodology |
Allen et al. (2006) | Canada–U.S. banks (1983–2004) | Performance ratios; Economies of scale; Cost-Inefficiency | Translog cost function |
Calmès and Théoret (2020) | U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (2001–2016) | Non‑interest income; Banks’ risk‑adjusted ROA | OLS and GARCH |
Afza and Asghar (2017) | Commercial banks in Pakistan (2005–2010) | Profit Efficiency; Cost Efficiency | Stochastic Frontier Approach (SFA) and value-added approach |
Kweh et al. (2018) | Islamic and conventional banks (2008–2017) | Profitability Efficiency; Managerial Efficiency | Non-oriented, variable returns-to-scale dynamic network SBM model |
Liu et al. (2020) | 71 commercial banks in China (2011–2015) | Deposits Efficiency; Loans Efficiency | Meta-frontier DEA network model |
This study | 33 commercial banks in China (2012–2018) | GDP growth; Financing Efficiency; Investment Efficiency | Undesirable dynamic SBM under exogenous model |