Small banks are embedded in narrow markets and hence benefit from proximity to their customers. By referring to multilevel approach, this paper evaluates how much the performance of Italian mutual co-operative banks is determined by geographical and individual characteristics. The effect of local markets explains 28.27 per cent of bank heterogeneity in the empty multilevel model and 33 per cent in the most extended model. Moreover, it is found that efficiency increases with market concentration and demand density but decreases with branching in local markets. © 2017 The Author(s). Papers in Regional Science © 2017 RSAI
Multilevel empirics for small banks in local markets / Aiello, Francesco; Bonanno, Graziella. - In: PAPERS IN REGIONAL SCIENCE. - ISSN 1056-8190. - 97:4(2018), pp. 1017-1037. [10.1111/pirs.12285]
Multilevel empirics for small banks in local markets
BONANNO, GRAZIELLA
2018
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Small banks are embedded in narrow markets and hence benefit from proximity to their customers. By referring to multilevel approach, this paper evaluates how much the performance of Italian mutual co-operative banks is determined by geographical and individual characteristics. The effect of local markets explains 28.27 per cent of bank heterogeneity in the empty multilevel model and 33 per cent in the most extended model. Moreover, it is found that efficiency increases with market concentration and demand density but decreases with branching in local markets. © 2017 The Author(s). Papers in Regional Science © 2017 RSAIFile | Dimensione | Formato | |
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