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Risk-Return Efficiency And Risk Determinants Of The European Banks

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  • Nurboja Bashkim

    (Assistant Professor Faculty of Business, University Haxhi Zeka St. Eliot Engel, Peja Kosovo)

  • Košak Marko

    (Full Professor, School of Economics and Business, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia)

Abstract

This study examines risk-return efficiency frontier and risk determinants for 36 banking systems of the European countries. The banks of European developed countries appeared more efficient than the banks of the transition and South East European (SEE) countries. In contrast to other studies, risk was measured as deviation from expected return that we derived through a utility maximization model. We found that volatility of return on assets (ROA) and return on equity (ROE) affects risk positively. In addition, we found that the banking systems of transition countries respond less to changes in volatility of ROA and ROE than the banking systems of European developed countries. Moreover, our robustness check model confirmed that the risk measure that was used can be explained by conventional risk proxies such us Z-score and equity ratio.

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  • Nurboja Bashkim & Košak Marko, 2025. "Risk-Return Efficiency And Risk Determinants Of The European Banks," South East European Journal of Economics and Business, Sciendo, vol. 20(1), pages 129-148.
    • Handle: RePEc:vrs:seejeb:v:20:y:2025:i:1:p:129-148:n:1010
    DOI: 10.2478/jeb-2025-0010
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    Keywords

    banking efficiency; risk; emerging markets; European countries;
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    JEL classification:

    • G21 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Banks; Other Depository Institutions; Micro Finance Institutions; Mortgages
    • G14 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Information and Market Efficiency; Event Studies; Insider Trading

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