Risk, capital and operating efficiency: Evidence from Indian public sector banks

Das, Abhiman and Ghosh, Saibal (2004): Risk, capital and operating efficiency: Evidence from Indian public sector banks. Published in: Indian Journal of Economics and Business , Vol. 3, No. 1 (June 2004): pp. 147-164.

Abstract

The paper examines the interaction between risk, capital and operating efficiency in a simultaneous equation setting. Using data on Indian state-owned banks for 1993-2000, the analysis finds these variables to be intertwined, with each reinforcing the other, although the results differ across bank size class.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: Risk; capital; operating efficiency; banking; India
• Subjects: G - Financial Economics > G2 - Financial Institutions and Services > G21 - Banks ; Depository Institutions ; Micro Finance Institutions ; Mortgages

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