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Determinants of the Performance of Banks in Hong Kong

In: The Banking Sector in Hong Kong

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  • Jim Wong
  • Tom Pak-Wing Fong
  • Eric Tak-Chuen Wong
  • Ka-Fai Choi

Abstract

What factors determine the performance of banks in general, and how banks’ profits and pricing behaviours are affected by market structure in particular, have been extensively studied. Amongst the various approaches, a number of studies have focused on the structure–performance relationship of banks, with the structure– conduct–performance (SCP) hypothesis and the efficient-structure (EFS) hypothesis widely tested.2 In general, banks’ profitability and pricing power are hypothesized to be determined by the market structure of the banking industry, such as the number of participating banks in the market and the market shares of banks, and bank-specific factors, such as cost efficiency, scale efficiency, and the risk attitude of banks. Macroeconomic factors, such as real GDP growth and unemployment, may also be important determinants.

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  • Jim Wong & Tom Pak-Wing Fong & Eric Tak-Chuen Wong & Ka-Fai Choi, 2008. "Determinants of the Performance of Banks in Hong Kong," Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Banking and Financial Institutions, in: Hans Genberg & Cho-Hoi Hui (ed.), The Banking Sector in Hong Kong, chapter 4, pages 50-65, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:pmschp:978-0-230-22737-8_4
    DOI: 10.1057/9780230227378_4
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    1. Sapto Jumono & Noer Azam Achsani & Dedi Budiman Hakim & Muhammad Fidaus, 2016. "The Effect of Loan Market Concentration on Banking Rentability: A Study of Indonesian Commercial Banking, Dynamics Panel Data Regression Approach," International Journal of Economics and Financial Issues, Econjournals, vol. 6(1), pages 207-213.
    2. James Oladapo Alabede, 2012. "The Intervening Effect of Global Financial Condition on the Determinants of Bank Performance: Evidence from Nigeria," Accounting and Finance Research, Sciedu Press, vol. 1(2), pages 161-161, November.
    3. Olfa Nessibi, 2016. "The Determinants of Bank Profitability: The Case of Tunisia," International Journal of Finance & Banking Studies, Center for the Strategic Studies in Business and Finance, vol. 5(1), pages 39-50, January.
    4. Daly, Kevin & Zhang, Xiaoxi, 2014. "Comparative analysis of the performance of Chinese Owned Banks’ in Hong Kong 2004–2010," Journal of Multinational Financial Management, Elsevier, vol. 27(C), pages 1-10.
    5. Chun-Yu Ho, 2010. "Deregulation, competition and consumer welfare in a banking market: evidence from Hong Kong," Journal of Regulatory Economics, Springer, vol. 37(1), pages 70-97, February.

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    Keywords

    Banking Sector; Large Bank; Scale Efficiency; Market Concentration; Small Bank;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • G14 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Information and Market Efficiency; Event Studies; Insider Trading
    • G21 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Banks; Other Depository Institutions; Micro Finance Institutions; Mortgages
    • G28 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Government Policy and Regulation
    • L11 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance - - - Production, Pricing, and Market Structure; Size Distribution of Firms

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