The impact of the macroeconomic factors in the bank efficiency: Evidence from the Chinese city banks

This study uses stochastic frontier analysis to examine the impact of the regional disparities in the cost and profit efficiency for a sample of city commercial banks in China from 2005 to 2014. The results indicate that bank efficiency of Chinese City Commercial banks is positively correlated to the per capital GDP but negatively linked to urban population ratio. However, compared the eastern and non-eastern regions, there is a significant difference in effects of macroeconomic factors for bank efficiency. The macroeconomic conditions influence the efficiency of Chinese City Commercial banks in eastern regions are more significant than the others.

Automated summary

Efficiency of Chinese City Commercial banks is influenced by per capita GDP and urban population ratio, with macroeconomic factors having a more significant impact on banks in eastern regions.