The Effects of Geographic Expansion on Bank Efficiency

44 Pages Posted: 17 Jan 2001

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Allen N. Berger

University of South Carolina - Darla Moore School of Business

Robert DeYoung

University of Kansas School of Business

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Date Written: November 2000

Abstract

We assess the effects of geographic expansion on bank efficiency using cost and profit efficiency for over 7,000 U.S. banks, 1993-1998. We find that parent organizations exercise some control over the efficiency of their affiliates, although this control tends to dissipate with distance to the affiliate. However, on average, distance-related efficiency effects tend to be modest, suggesting that some efficient organizations can overcome any effects of distance. The results imply there may be no particular optimal geographic scope for banking organizations some may operate efficiently within a single region, while others may operate efficiently on a nationwide or international basis.

Keywords: Banks, efficiency, mergers, financial institutions

JEL Classification: G21, G28, G34, G38

Suggested Citation

Berger, Allen N. and DeYoung, Robert, The Effects of Geographic Expansion on Bank Efficiency (November 2000). FEDS Working Paper No. 01-03, FRB Chicago Working Paper No. 2000-14, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=256716 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.256716

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