Corporate Governance and Bank Performance: A Joint Analysis of the Static, Selection, and Dynamic Effects of Domestic, Foreign, and State Ownership

43 Pages Posted: 22 Jul 2005

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Allen N. Berger

University of South Carolina - Darla Moore School of Business

George R. G. Clarke

Texas A&M International University - A.R. Sanchez Jr., School of Business

Gregory F. Udell

Indiana University - Kelley School of Business - Department of Finance

Robert Cull

World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG)

Leora F. Klapper

World Bank; World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG)

Date Written: June 2005

Abstract

We jointly analyze the static, selection, and dynamic effects of domestic, foreign, and state ownership on bank performance. We argue that it is important to include indicators of all the relevant governance effects in the same model. "Nonrobustness" checks (which purposely exclude some indicators) support this argument. Using data from Argentina in the 1990s, our strongest and most robust results concern state ownership. State-owned banks have poor long-term performance (static effect), those undergoing privatization had particularly poor performance beforehand (selection effect), and these banks dramatically improved following privatization (dynamic effect). However, much of the measured improvement is likely due to placing nonperforming loans into residual entities, leaving "good" privatized banks.

Keywords: Bank, governance, M&A, foreign acquisition, privatization

JEL Classification: G21, G28, G34, F36

Suggested Citation

Berger, Allen N. and Clarke, George and Udell, Gregory F. and Cull, Robert and Klapper, Leora F., Corporate Governance and Bank Performance: A Joint Analysis of the Static, Selection, and Dynamic Effects of Domestic, Foreign, and State Ownership (June 2005). World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 3632, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=756948

Allen N. Berger

University of South Carolina - Darla Moore School of Business ( email )

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George Clarke (Contact Author)

Texas A&M International University - A.R. Sanchez Jr., School of Business ( email )

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Gregory F. Udell

Indiana University - Kelley School of Business - Department of Finance ( email )

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Robert Cull

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Leora F. Klapper

World Bank ( email )

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HOME PAGE: http://econ.worldbank.org/staff/lklapper

World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG)

1818 H. Street, N.W.
MSN3-311
Washington, DC 20433
United States

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