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      The technical inefficiency effects of Turkish banks after financial liberalization

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      Demir, N.
      Mahmud, S. F.
      Babuscu, S.
      Date
      2005
      Source Title
      Developing Economies
      Print ISSN
      0012-1533
      Electronic ISSN
      1746-1049
      Publisher
      Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
      Volume
      43
      Issue
      3
      Pages
      396 - 411
      Language
      English
      Type
      Article
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      Abstract
      The banking sector in Turkey has grown significantly over the last two decades of financial liberalization. One of the aims of the financial liberalization was to improve efficiency through restructuring programs including the privatization of state banks and the encouragement of mergers. In this paper we identify key factors determining the technical efficiency differentials among Turkish commercial banks in the pre-and post-liberalization periods, using the technical inefficiency effects model. We found that loan quality, size, ownership of the banks, and profitability have a positive and significant impact on the technical efficiencies of banks. The results warrant implementation of effective regulatory measures to improve the quality of the earning assets of commercial banks. Furthermore, steps by the government to encourage acquisitions or mergers for private banks and the privatization of state-owned banks seem to be consistent in improving the overall efficiency of commercial banking in Turkey.
      Keywords
      Technical efficiency
      Turkish commercial banks
      Banking
      Commercial activity
      Financial market
      Liberalization
      Eastern Hemisphere
      Eurasia
      Turkey
      World
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      http://hdl.handle.net/11693/23995
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