This study investigates the determinants of bank profitability in 23 countries from 2002 to 2016 using system generalized method moments. The findings indicate that number cards issued, automated teller machines (ATMs) and point sale (POS) terminals can improve profitability. Hence, this suggests a need for further expansion these delivery channels. Also, show negative impact market power on profitability, implying competition improves Further, positive relationship between capital...

The evolution of the COVID-19 pandemic is highly unpredictable; however, its impacts are limited to neither a single sector nor country. This study evaluates performance and efficiency 49 Islamic banks across 10 countries during 2019-2020 assess how those can preserve their remain resilient in aftermath pandemic. Using conventional inverse data envelopment analysis (InvDEA) approach, we show that because reductions outputs, 31 out studied would need reduce inputs so unchanged. However, only...

Purpose This study investigated the impacts of environment, social and governance (ESG) its components on global bank profitability considering COVID-19 outbreak. Design/methodology/approach used a system generalized method moments (GMM) proposed by Arellano Bover (1995) to investigate relationship between ESG using an unbalanced sample 487 banks from 51 countries 2006 2021. Findings The findings generally found that activities may reduce profitability, thus supporting trade-off hypothesis...

This study investigates the relationship between diversification and Islamic banking systems' performance under impact of COVID-19 turmoil using a sample 24 countries from 2013Q4 2020Q4. The findings indicate that systems is positively associated with sectoral Shari'ah-compliant financing income diversification. Although this confirms negative shock, found to mitigate adverse effect health crisis on systems. In which, Sukuk investment considered an essential channel for pursuing strategy....

Airlines and airports continuously improve operational efficiency enhance service quality, especially through self-service technology (SST). Although there are several reviews on SST, the aviation industry has been comparatively overlooked. This study offers a systematic review of existing literature SST (e.g., self-check-in kiosks web/e-ticketing) from customer perspective. Starting rich dataset 678 peer-reviewed journal articles listed in Scopus, after some screening processes, 98 remained...

Abstract Climate change impacts, risks and sustainability disclosures have attracted increasing attention from scholars in various streams of the economics finance literature towards achieving UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Within stream climate finance, global initiatives for corporate social responsibility (CSR) environment, governance (ESG) practices had important roles leveraging firms to become more actively involved environment‐related disclosure, which risk reporting is...

Abstract Micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) dominate the business landscape create more than half of employment worldwide. How we can apply big data analytical tools such as machine learning to examine performance MSMEs has become an important question provide quicker results recommend better reliable solutions that improve performance. This paper proposes a novel method for estimating common set weights (CSW) based on regression analysis envelopment (DEA) operational research...

Purpose The financial system has witnessed the substantial growth of technology (fintech) firms. One strategies that banks have adopted to cope with this emergence is cooperate fintech This study empirically investigated whether cooperation between and companies would improve banks’ risk-adjusted returns. Design/methodology/approach We developed a novel index bank–fintech across various sectors. A generalized method moments (GMM) was used examine relationship using sample Vietnamese from...

The expansion of fintech credit around the world is challenging global banking system. This study investigates interrelationships between development and efficiency systems in 80 countries from 2013 to 2017. findings indicate a two-way relationship them. More specifically, negative bank implies that more developed with less efficient systems. Meanwhile, positive impact on suggests may serve as wake-up call Therefore, should be encouraged by authorities world.

A failure to adequately reconcile stakeholder interests and opinions can increase the probability of a failed aviation subsidy request or loss regional opportunity. This study, instead arguing importance offering critiques subsidies, conducts survey stakeholders in New Zealand Taiwan uses fuzzy analytic hierarchy process evaluate prioritise key air transport activities wellbeing indicators regarding design implementation policies early stage COVID-19 pandemic. The findings show that...

The ongoing pandemic of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has exploded and raised important questions on efficiency effectiveness healthcare systems around world to provide guidance for appropriate policy responses. While it is look at current (and future) situation, also needed back into past, especially first few months pandemic. This study re-examines against outbreak COVID-19 in its 62 days (23 January 2020–25 March 2020) see if examined countries were well prepared reacted Results from a...

This study empirically examines the determinants of merger and acquisition (M&A) activities in Vietnam from 2005 to 2020, which has not been examined before, using a fixed-effects model for sample 674 completed M&A deals. The results indicate that targets’ corporate governance deal characteristics have mixed effects on decisions. More specifically, independent member board CEO duality target is negatively associated with most types, except cross-border mergers. However, impact...

The healthcare system is essential in delivering services that enhance the quality of life and contribute to Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) worldwide. Thus, measuring effectiveness systems important. This study introduces a Provincial Healthcare System Index (PHSI) as composite index integrates macro- micro-level data assess readiness capacity provincial systems, with an application Vietnam, emerging economy. Importantly, principal component analysis was used derive data-driven...

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to empirically investigate the causal relationship between banking efficiency and capital market development in 86 countries 2006 2011. Design/methodology/approach authors follow two-stage framework: data envelopment analysis (DEA) with use financial ratios used arrive at scores banks first stage. Thereafter, those will be linked level markets corresponding country second stage using generalised method moments a simultaneous equations model. Findings...

Although house prices and airports are influenced by distinct factors that shape their evolutions, they also intrinsically connected through the natural built environment. Standard theory suggests air-traffic noise proximity to key economic hubs such as of prime importance housing market. This study contributes understanding link between market, airport location air traffic. The research investigates this association across four urban areas within New Zealand proximal an international...

The Covid-19 pandemic's economic effect led to tighter credit standards and a decline in the market for many types of loans. With rich database 1,231 banks 90 countries from 2018Q1 2021Q4, we conducted timely, broad-based international study investigate whether non-interest activities, serving as shock absorber, can promote bank performance before during Covid−19 pandemic. When using dynamic panel data model with system GMM estimator, our findings indicate that should be encouraged diversify...

Abstract This study uses the multi-criteria decision-analysis (MCDA) approach to construct a composite performance index (CPI) directly from CAMELS financial ratios. The CPI has several promising characteristics, such as (i) being an absolute measure of that allows for adding or removing data without affecting existing scores; (ii) employing ratios in its calculation need normalization imputation positive values; (iii) dynamic weighting system envelopment analysis (DEA); (iv) providing more...

This paper examines the production efficiency of 2079 rice farms in Hanoi (Vietnam) 2018 and role formal informal knowledge on their efficiency. Our empirical results showed that, general, Hanoi’s performed quite well 2018. The differences specific performance each farm could be explained by farmer’s characteristics (age, education gender head household) as certain external factors (support programs or distance to city center). We found that self-learning through experience did not obviously...

This paper examines the multi-dimensional efficiency of Islamic banking sector and its determinants, including impacts COVID-19 pandemic. To do that, we use a novel approach two-stage data envelopment analysis (DEA) double frontiers to evaluate overall 79 banks across 16 countries (2005–2020). In first-stage analysis, found that experienced an increasing trend in performance, even during recent pandemic, although it varied countries. Our empirical results second-stage further showed economic...

Abstract The trade-off between the returns and risks associated with stocks (i.e., Sharpe ratio, SR) is an important measure of portfolio optimization. In recent years, environmental, social, governance (ESG) has increasingly proven its influence on stocks’ returns, resulting in evolvement from a two-dimensional versus returns) into multi-dimensional setting (e.g., ESG). This study first to examine this global energy sector using (slacks-based measures, SBM) ESG-SR double-frontier...

This study investigates the relationship between market power and bank profitability, impacts of CEOs’ personality traits, in Vietnam from 2007 to 2020. The analysis signatures is used determine their characteristics. findings support quiet-life hypothesis, which suggests that negative profitability may depend on More specifically, results show conscientious CEOs with tend reduce this effect more pronounced for foreign-owned banks. Therefore, our have critical implications management.