Competition or privatization: which is more effective in China's banking sector reform?

Competition or privatization: which is more effective in China's banking sector reform?

Using provincial panel data for Chinese commercial banks in the period 2002-2007, this article investigates the impact of competition and privatization on bank lending efficiency. We find evidence of noncommercialization in lending activities. In comparison with privatization, competition plays a mo...

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Veröffentlicht in:Applied economics letters 2014-04, Vol.21 (6), p.402-406
Hauptverfasser: Cai, Weixing, Li, Hang, Zeng, Cheng
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Bank loans
Banking
China
Commercial banks
Competition
Economic analysis
Impact analysis
Panel data
Privatization
Reform
Reforms
Studies
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Zusammenfassung:Using provincial panel data for Chinese commercial banks in the period 2002-2007, this article investigates the impact of competition and privatization on bank lending efficiency. We find evidence of noncommercialization in lending activities. In comparison with privatization, competition plays a more important role in improving lending efficiency.
ISSN:1350-4851
1466-4291
DOI:10.1080/13504851.2013.861583