DEA, incepted in 80s, has emerged as a popular decision-making technique, for
determining the efficiency of similar units. Due to its simplicity and applicability, DEA has …

This paper surveys 130 studies that apply frontier efficiency analysis to financial institutions
in 21 countries. The primary goals are to summarize and critically review empirical estimates …

In recent years there has been an exponential growth in the number of publications related
to theory and applications of Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA). Charnes, Cooper, and …

We compare the efficiency of Islamic and conventional banks during the period 2004–2009
using data envelopment analysis (DEA) and meta-frontier analysis (MFA). The use of the …

MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS among very large financial institutions are becoming more
frequent in markets around the world, attracting the attention of policymakers, researchers …

In recent years, over a hundred studies have analysed the efficiency of financial institutions,
mostly centring on costs. However, the few available studies that estimate profit frontier …

This paper studies the topic of customer attrition in the context of a European financial
services company. More specifically, we investigate predictors of churn incidence as part of …

This paper extends the established literature on modelling the cost characteristics of
banking markets by applying the flexible Fourier functional form and stochastic cost frontier …

Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) are special financial institutions. They have both a social
nature and a for-profit nature. Their performance has been traditionally measured by means …

The paper investigates the performance of Indian commercial banking sector during the post
reform period 1992–2002. Several efficiency estimates of individual banks are evaluated …