Developments in the efficiency of the Malaysian banking sector: the impacts of financial disruptions and exchange rate regimes

In the mid-1990s, East Asian countries have experienced severe fi nancial crisis that were followed by deep economic downturns. A variety of methodologies have been used to explain the Asian fi nancial crisis. However, the impact of the Asian fi nancial crisis of 1997 on the efficiency of the bankin...

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Main Authors:	Sufian, Fadzlan, Habibullah, Muzafar Shah
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Sage Publications 2012
Subjects:	HG Finance HG1501 Banking
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spelling	iium-149032012-11-08T02:54:21Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/14903/ Developments in the efficiency of the Malaysian banking sector: the impacts of financial disruptions and exchange rate regimes Sufian, Fadzlan Habibullah, Muzafar Shah HG Finance HG1501 Banking In the mid-1990s, East Asian countries have experienced severe fi nancial crisis that were followed by deep economic downturns. A variety of methodologies have been used to explain the Asian fi nancial crisis. However, the impact of the Asian fi nancial crisis of 1997 on the efficiency of the banking sector has not been studied yet. The present article attempts to provide new empirical evidence on the effi ciency of the Malaysian banking sector around the Asian fi nancial crisis. The efficiency estimates of individual banks are evaluated by using the non-parametric data envelopment analysis (DEA) method. The results indicate that the foreign banks have exhibited higher technical efficiency compared to their domestic bank counterparts. However, the results suggest that the foreign banks were severely affected by the Asian financial crisis, implying that the foreign banks are not insulated from unexpected events like the Asian financial crisis of 1997. Sage Publications 2012-01 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/14903/1/PIDS_12-1_02~Sufian_%26_Habibullah.pdf Sufian, Fadzlan and Habibullah, Muzafar Shah (2012) Developments in the efficiency of the Malaysian banking sector: the impacts of financial disruptions and exchange rate regimes. Progress in Development Studies, 12 (1). pp. 19-46. ISSN 1477-027X (O), 1464-9934 (P) http://intl-pdj.sagepub.com/content/12/1/19.abstract 10.1177/146499341101200102
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description	In the mid-1990s, East Asian countries have experienced severe fi nancial crisis that were followed by deep economic downturns. A variety of methodologies have been used to explain the Asian fi nancial crisis. However, the impact of the Asian fi nancial crisis of 1997 on the efficiency of the banking sector has not been studied yet. The present article attempts to provide new empirical evidence on the effi ciency of the Malaysian banking sector around the Asian fi nancial crisis. The efficiency estimates of individual banks are evaluated by using the non-parametric data envelopment analysis (DEA) method. The results indicate that the foreign banks have exhibited higher technical efficiency compared to their domestic bank counterparts. However, the results suggest that the foreign banks were severely affected by the Asian financial crisis, implying that the foreign banks are not insulated from unexpected events like the Asian financial crisis of 1997.
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author	Sufian, Fadzlan Habibullah, Muzafar Shah
author_facet	Sufian, Fadzlan Habibullah, Muzafar Shah
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title	Developments in the efficiency of the Malaysian banking sector: the impacts of financial disruptions and exchange rate regimes
title_short	Developments in the efficiency of the Malaysian banking sector: the impacts of financial disruptions and exchange rate regimes
title_full	Developments in the efficiency of the Malaysian banking sector: the impacts of financial disruptions and exchange rate regimes
title_fullStr	Developments in the efficiency of the Malaysian banking sector: the impacts of financial disruptions and exchange rate regimes
title_full_unstemmed	Developments in the efficiency of the Malaysian banking sector: the impacts of financial disruptions and exchange rate regimes
title_sort	developments in the efficiency of the malaysian banking sector: the impacts of financial disruptions and exchange rate regimes
publisher	Sage Publications
publishDate	2012
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Developments in the efficiency of the Malaysian banking sector: the impacts of financial disruptions and exchange rate regimes

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