What Determines the Dynamic Bank Profitability in a Developing Economy? Evidence from Commercial Banks in China

This study exactly focuses on the main determinants that influence the profitability of commercial banks in China, which is measured by three significant variables namely, return on average assets (ROAA), return on average equity (ROAE) and net interest margin (NIM). Bank-specific and macroeconomic...

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Main Author: [YU], [XUEMIN]
Format: Dissertation (University of Nottingham only)
Language:English
Published: 2020
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/61617/
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description This study exactly focuses on the main determinants that influence the profitability of commercial banks in China, which is measured by three significant variables namely, return on average assets (ROAA), return on average equity (ROAE) and net interest margin (NIM). Bank-specific and macroeconomic determinants are selected to examine bank profitability. Pooled, fixed-effects and random-effects models are used as preliminary assessment methods, eventually, system GMM is built on panel data from 2014 to 2018 for 165 commercial banks of China. Accordingly, from the perspective of bank-specific factors, the results indicate that the credit risk, capital adequacy, size and asset liquidity have a vital impact on the profitability of commercial banks in China. The excessive expansion of bank size will significantly limit the increase in profitability; higher impaired loans will weaken the profitability; asset quality and profitability are significant negative correlation; liquidity and profitability of commercial banks are positively correlated but insignificance. However, the macroeconomic environment has a positive but insignificant influence on commercial banks’ profitability in China overall. On this basis, this research proposes corresponding policy recommendations.
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spelling nottingham-616172022-12-13T16:44:36Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/61617/ What Determines the Dynamic Bank Profitability in a Developing Economy? Evidence from Commercial Banks in China [YU], [XUEMIN] This study exactly focuses on the main determinants that influence the profitability of commercial banks in China, which is measured by three significant variables namely, return on average assets (ROAA), return on average equity (ROAE) and net interest margin (NIM). Bank-specific and macroeconomic determinants are selected to examine bank profitability. Pooled, fixed-effects and random-effects models are used as preliminary assessment methods, eventually, system GMM is built on panel data from 2014 to 2018 for 165 commercial banks of China. Accordingly, from the perspective of bank-specific factors, the results indicate that the credit risk, capital adequacy, size and asset liquidity have a vital impact on the profitability of commercial banks in China. The excessive expansion of bank size will significantly limit the increase in profitability; higher impaired loans will weaken the profitability; asset quality and profitability are significant negative correlation; liquidity and profitability of commercial banks are positively correlated but insignificance. However, the macroeconomic environment has a positive but insignificant influence on commercial banks’ profitability in China overall. On this basis, this research proposes corresponding policy recommendations. 2020-12-01 Dissertation (University of Nottingham only) NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/61617/1/20109551_BUSI4109_What%20Determines%20the%20Dynamic%20Bank%20Profitability%20in%20a%20Developing%20Economy_%20Evidence%20from%20Commercial%20Banks%20in%20China.pdf [YU], [XUEMIN] (2020) What Determines the Dynamic Bank Profitability in a Developing Economy? Evidence from Commercial Banks in China. [Dissertation (University of Nottingham only)] Keywords: Commercial banks; profitability; determinants; GMM
spellingShingle Keywords: Commercial banks; profitability; determinants; GMM
[YU], [XUEMIN]
What Determines the Dynamic Bank Profitability in a Developing Economy? Evidence from Commercial Banks in China
title What Determines the Dynamic Bank Profitability in a Developing Economy? Evidence from Commercial Banks in China
title_full What Determines the Dynamic Bank Profitability in a Developing Economy? Evidence from Commercial Banks in China
title_fullStr What Determines the Dynamic Bank Profitability in a Developing Economy? Evidence from Commercial Banks in China
title_full_unstemmed What Determines the Dynamic Bank Profitability in a Developing Economy? Evidence from Commercial Banks in China
title_short What Determines the Dynamic Bank Profitability in a Developing Economy? Evidence from Commercial Banks in China
title_sort what determines the dynamic bank profitability in a developing economy? evidence from commercial banks in china
topic Keywords: Commercial banks; profitability; determinants; GMM
url https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/61617/