Has economic freedom fostered bank performance? Panel evidence from China

Bibliographic Data

ID12917839
AuthorsFadzlan Sufian (0000-0001-7092-2324, Universiti Putra Malaysia, corresponding author), Muzafar Shah Habibullah (0000-0002-2853-8019, Universiti Putra Malaysia)
Year2010
Volume3
Issue3
Pages255-279
Publication date2010-11-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueChina Economic Journal (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1753-8963 • E-ISSN: 1753-8971
PublisherRoutledge (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/17538963.2010.562039
OpenAlexW2072997296
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited74

The impact of economic freedom on the well-being of the economy has been widely documented. Noticeably absent from the literature is empirical evidence on the impact of economic freedom on the banking sector. This article 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 far greater freedom for entrepreneurs to start businesses. The empirical findings seem to suggest that greater freedom of trade positively influences the performance of banks operating in the Chinese banking sector. However, the impact of the different dimensions of economic freedom is not uniform across Chinese banks with different ownership structures

Business · China · Economic freedom · Economic reform · Economics · Empirical evidence · Empirical research · Index of Economic Freedom · International economics · Market economy · Panel data · Political science · Banking stability, regulation, efficiency · Corporate Finance and Governance · Corruption and Economic Development

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