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Management Cost Efficiency and Technology Gap: Cooperative vs. Non-Cooperative Credit Banks

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  • Cristian Barra

    (University of Salerno, DISES-Department of Economics and Statistics, CELPE-Centre for Labour Economics and Economic Policy)

  • Anna Papaccio

    (University of Salerno, DISPC - Department of Political and Communication Sciences - CELPE Centre for Labour Economics and Economic Policy)

  • Nazzareno Ruggiero

    (University of Salerno, DISES-Department of Economics and Statistics, CELPE-Centre for Labour Economics and Economic Policy)

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This paper analyses the difference between cooperative and non-cooperative banks in Italy in terms of managerial efficiency and technological inefficiency. We disentangle the metafrontier and group-specific frontiers using data from 1994 to 2015, decomposing the efficiency scores of the two bank groups into cost-efficiency scores and cost technology gap ratios. Cooperative banks have greater efficiency scores across all regions and for each group-specific technology frontier. The findings indicate that the primary cause of inefficiency for the two bank groups is not management inefficiency but rather the technology gap. Furthermore, cooperative banks exhibit lower cost efficiency inequality than non-cooperative banks in most regions.

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  • Cristian Barra & Anna Papaccio & Nazzareno Ruggiero, 2025. "Management Cost Efficiency and Technology Gap: Cooperative vs. Non-Cooperative Credit Banks," Journal of the Knowledge Economy, Springer;Portland International Center for Management of Engineering and Technology (PICMET), vol. 16(6), pages 18707-18737, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:jknowl:v:16:y:2025:i:6:d:10.1007_s13132-025-02612-0
    DOI: 10.1007/s13132-025-02612-0
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    • C21 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Single Equation Models; Single Variables - - - Cross-Sectional Models; Spatial Models; Treatment Effect Models
    • C67 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Mathematical Methods; Programming Models; Mathematical and Simulation Modeling - - - Input-Output Models
    • G21 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Banks; Other Depository Institutions; Micro Finance Institutions; Mortgages

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