Measuring cost efficiency of Turkish commercial banks: A stochastic frontier approach

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Tezin Türü: Yüksek Lisans

Tezin Yürütüldüğü Kurum: Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi, İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi, İktisat Bölümü, Türkiye

Tezin Onay Tarihi: 2013

Öğrenci: HAKAN GÜNEŞ

Danışman: DİLEM YILDIRIM KASAP

Özet:

This study examines cost efficiency of Turkish commercial banks through a stochastic frontier approach where the inefficiency effects are approximated by a set of bank-specific variables. Empirical results reveal that intermediation ratio, deposits divided by liabilities and labor per branch are the main determinants of the inefficiency of Turkish commercial banks. Moreover, it is observed that cost efficiency of all commercial banks has an upward trend until 2008 and it takes 10 quarters to recover from the effects of 2008 economic crisis. On average, medium and foreign banks appear to be the most cost efficient banks within their bank groups. Moreover, while all sub-groups have an upward trend until 2008, each group recovers from the effects of 2008 economic crisis differently. Finally, empirical results reveal further that cost efficiency of commercial banks is persistent.