Has economic freedom foster bank performance? panel evidence from China
The impact of economic freedom on the wellbeing of the economy has been widely documented. Noticeably absent in literature is the empirical evidence on the impact of economic freedom on the banking sector. The present paper employs data on the Chinese banking sector and provides for the first time e...
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| author | Sufian, Fadzlan Habibullah, Muzafar Shah |
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| description | The impact of economic freedom on the wellbeing of the economy has been widely documented. Noticeably absent in literature is the empirical evidence on the impact of economic freedom on the banking sector. The present paper employs data on the Chinese banking sector and provides for the first time empirical evidence on the impact of economic freedom. We find evidence supporting greater freedom for entrepreneurs to start businesses. Interestingly, the impact of monetary freedom seems to be detrimental on the level of profitability of banks operating in the Chinese banking sector, providing support to the benefits of government interventions. |
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| spelling | iium-221672012-12-18T05:23:14Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/22167/ Has economic freedom foster bank performance? panel evidence from China Sufian, Fadzlan Habibullah, Muzafar Shah HC92 Economic geography of the oceans (General) The impact of economic freedom on the wellbeing of the economy has been widely documented. Noticeably absent in literature is the empirical evidence on the impact of economic freedom on the banking sector. The present paper employs data on the Chinese banking sector and provides for the first time empirical evidence on the impact of economic freedom. We find evidence supporting greater freedom for entrepreneurs to start businesses. Interestingly, the impact of monetary freedom seems to be detrimental on the level of profitability of banks operating in the Chinese banking sector, providing support to the benefits of government interventions. Routledge 2010 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/22167/1/has_economic.pdf Sufian, Fadzlan and Habibullah, Muzafar Shah (2010) Has economic freedom foster bank performance? panel evidence from China. China Economic Journal, 3 (3). pp. 255-279. ISSN 1753-8963(print); 1753-8971(online) http://eco-science.net/archive2011/ 10.1080/17538963.2010.562039 |
| spellingShingle | HC92 Economic geography of the oceans (General) Sufian, Fadzlan Habibullah, Muzafar Shah Has economic freedom foster bank performance? panel evidence from China |
| title | Has economic freedom foster bank performance? panel evidence from China |
| title_full | Has economic freedom foster bank performance? panel evidence from China |
| title_fullStr | Has economic freedom foster bank performance? panel evidence from China |
| title_full_unstemmed | Has economic freedom foster bank performance? panel evidence from China |
| title_short | Has economic freedom foster bank performance? panel evidence from China |
| title_sort | has economic freedom foster bank performance? panel evidence from china |
| topic | HC92 Economic geography of the oceans (General) |
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