Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) is widely used in banking sector to measure the efficiency of the banks. This paper evaluates the performance of the banks in India using cost, revenue and profit models of DEA and comes out with a comprehensive efficiency index for banks, by combing the efficiency scores of various DEA models, using the Shannon entropy. In general, the banks included in this stu...

Banks are unique financial institutions in that they combine the production of liquid claims—that is, demand deposits—with loans. Though banks can replicate most what FinTech firms do, benefit from an uneven playing field less regulated than banks. The enables nonbank to challenge specific product areas where success is not tied makes unique—namely, their deposit-gathering abilities and potenti...

The purpose of this paper is to analyze comparative efficiency of banking system in Pakistan comprising of Islamic banks (IB), conventional banks with Islamic banking division (IBD) and conventional banks (CB). For this purpose we use two methods: First, ratio analysis to analyze cost, revenue and profit efficiency; Second, data envelopment analysis (DEA), for comparative analysis of banks’ tec...

Most central banks in Europe and elsewhere have been giving priority to the achievement of price stability for more than a decade. ~ In recent years, this effort has been reinforced by a marked trend toward giving central banks much more autonomy to pursue this goal. Both the objective of achieving price stability and such autonomy have, in a sizable number of countries, now been constitutional...

The beneficial effects of diversified income portfolios are well documented in previous research on non-profit organizations. This study examines how different types of organizational missions affect the level of revenue diversification of organizations in one industry, a question that was neglected in previous research. Based on contingency theory, it is assumed that different missions are ass...

Banks are a vital part of the economy because they provide an important channel through which many businesses get their financing. However, as we know from the history of the United States and other countries, banks can be subject to runs and panics. A panic that encompasses a large part of the banking system can seriously disrupt economic activity. During a run, a bank experiences much heavier...