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Regional Disparities in Japanese Banking Performance

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  • Tatsuyoshi Miyakoshi
  • Yoshihiko Tsukuda

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This paper investigates whether technical inefficiency in production in the Japanese banking industry exhibits regional disparities by using the stochastic frontier model and data from the fiscal year 1999. First, we find evidence of regional disparities in technical inefficiency. Second, we find that regional disparities in technical inefficiency explain some of the disparities in regional income growth. Recent collapse of the regional banking systems in Japan was responsible for regional economic slumps. Third, we find that strong competition among banks and educational improvement by banks lead to improvements in banking performance. Finally, we find that the Merger Promotion Act currently in operation in Japan undermines recovery policies for regional banking.

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  • Tatsuyoshi Miyakoshi & Yoshihiko Tsukuda, 2004. "Regional Disparities in Japanese Banking Performance," Review of Urban & Regional Development Studies, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 16(1), pages 74-89, March.
  • Handle: RePEc:bla:revurb:v:16:y:2004:i:1:p:74-89
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-940X.2004.00081.x
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    1. Francesca Battaglia & Vincenzo Farina & Franco Fiordelisi & Ornella Ricci, 2010. "The efficiency of cooperative banks: the impact of environmental economic conditions," Applied Financial Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 20(17), pages 1363-1376.
    2. Marco Crocco & Fabiana Santos & Pedro Amaral, 2010. "The Spatial Structure of Financial Development in Brazil," Spatial Economic Analysis, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 5(2), pages 181-203.
    3. Liu, Junming & Tone, Kaoru, 2008. "A multistage method to measure efficiency and its application to Japanese banking industry," Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, Elsevier, vol. 42(2), pages 75-91, June.
    4. Galina Besstremyannaya & Jaak Simm, 2015. "Robust non-parametric estimation of cost efficiency with an application to banking industry," Working Papers w0217, New Economic School (NES).
    5. Galina Besstremyannaya & Jaak Simm & Sergei Golovan, 2017. "Robust estimation of cost efficiency in non-parametric frontier models," Working Papers w0244, New Economic School (NES).
    6. Galina Besstremyannaya & Jaak Simm & Sergei Golovan, 2017. "Robust estimation of cost efficiency in non-parametric frontier models," Working Papers w0244, Center for Economic and Financial Research (CEFIR).
    7. Besstremyannaya, Galina, 2017. "Heterogeneous effect of the global financial crisis and the Great East Japan Earthquake on costs of Japanese banks," Journal of Empirical Finance, Elsevier, vol. 42(C), pages 66-89.
    8. Galina Besstremyannaya & Jaak Simm, 2015. "Robust non-parametric estimation of cost efficiency with an application to banking industry," Working Papers w0217, Center for Economic and Financial Research (CEFIR).

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