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Are private banks more efficient than public banks? Evidence from Russia

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A. KARAS
K. SCHOORS ()
L. WEILL ()

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We study whether bank efficiency is related to bank ownership in Russia. We find that foreign banks are more efficient than domestic private banks and – surprisingly – that domestic private banks are not more efficient than domestic public banks. These results are not driven by the choice of production process, the bank’s environment, management’s risk preferences, the bank’s activity mix or size, the econometric approach, or the introduction of deposit insurance. The policy conclusion is that the efficiency of the Russian banking system may benefit more from increased levels of competition and greater access of foreign banks than from bank privatization.

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Paper provided by Ghent University, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration in its series Working Papers of Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Ghent University, Belgium with number 08/519.

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Keywords: Bank Efficiency State Ownership Foreign ownership Russia

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G21 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Banks; Other Depository Institutions; Mortgages
P30 - Economic Systems - - Socialist Institutions and Their Transitions - - - General
P34 - Economic Systems - - Socialist Institutions and Their Transitions - - - Finance
P52 - Economic Systems - - Comparative Economic Systems - - - Comparative Studies of Particular Economies

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