Analysis of the Efficiency and Profitability of the Japanese Banking System

March 1, 2008

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Elena Loukoianova. Analysis of the Efficiency and Profitability of the Japanese Banking System, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2008) accessed December 26, 2024

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Summary

The paper analyzes the efficiency and profitability of Japanese banks from 2000-06. It uses a non-parametric approach, the data envelopment analysis (DEA) to analyze banks' cost and revenue efficiency. The results show that the performance of Japanese banks has steadily improved since 2001, but there are significant differences within the banking sector, with regional banks being less cost and revenue efficient relative to both City and Trust banks. While Japanese bank profitability is low compared to that in other advanced countries, there is considerable potential for efficiency gains, particularly through increased cost-sharing arrangements among regional banks, consolidation of regional banks with major or other regional banks, and the creation of bank consortia to pool resources for asset and risk management.

Subject: Bank soundness, Banking, Commercial banks, Personal income, Total factor productivity

Keywords: Bank, City bank, Regional bank, Trust bank, WP

Publication Details

Pages:

34
Volume:

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Series:

Working Paper No. 2008/063
Stock No:

WPIEA2008063
ISBN:

9781451869255
ISSN:

1018-5941

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