Consistency conditions for regulatory analysis of financial institutions: a comparison of frontier efficiency methods

Paul Bauer (), Allen Berger (), Gary Ferrier and David B. Humphrey

No 1997-50, Finance and Economics Discussion Series from Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.)

Abstract: We propose a set of consistency conditions that frontier efficiency measures should meet to be most useful for regulatory analysis or other purposes. The efficiency estimates should be consistent in their efficiency levels, rankings, and identification of best and worst firms; consistent over time and with competitive conditions in the market; and consistent with standard nonfrontier measures of performance. We provide evidence on these conditions by evaluating and comparing efficiency estimates on U.S. bank efficiency from variants of all four of the major approaches--DEA, SFA, TFA, and DFA--and find mixed results.

Keywords: Bank supervision; Bank management (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1997
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Journal Article: Consistency Conditions for Regulatory Analysis of Financial Institutions: A Comparison of Frontier Efficiency Methods (1998)
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