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Bank performance and convergence during the financial crisis: evidence from the ‘old’ European Union and Eurozone

Matousek, Roman; Rughoo, Aarti; Sarantis, Nicholas; George Assaf, A.

Authors

Roman Matousek

Aarti Rughoo

Nicholas Sarantis

A. George Assaf



Abstract

This paper investigates the process of banking integration in the EU15 countries and the Eurozone by testing for convergence in bank efficiency among commercial banks. We use a two-step approach: First we estimate efficiency by applying an innovative methodological approach that treats banks' non-performing loans as an undesirable output. Second, we apply the Phillips and Sul (2007) panel convergence methodology to assess the convergence process in European banking. Our results indicate an overall decline in efficiency and no evidence of group convergence following the financial crisis. However, we find the presence of club formation with typically weak convergence. The heterogeneity displayed by the transition parameters for the individual countries and the notable decrease in competition levels post 2008 highlight the impact of the financial crisis on the integration process.

Citation

Matousek, R., Rughoo, A., Sarantis, N., & George Assaf, A. (2015). Bank performance and convergence during the financial crisis: evidence from the ‘old’ European Union and Eurozone. Journal of Banking and Finance, 52, 208-216. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbankfin.2014.08.012

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Aug 12, 2014
Online Publication Date Aug 27, 2014
Publication Date Mar 31, 2015
Deposit Date Mar 4, 2019
Publicly Available Date Mar 29, 2024
Journal Journal of Banking & Finance
Print ISSN 0378-4266
Publisher Elsevier
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 52
Pages 208-216
DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbankfin.2014.08.012
Keywords Economics and Econometrics; Finance
Public URL https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1603837
Publisher URL https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378426614002799