The Determinants Of Bank Performance In China (2008)  

OThe purpose of this study is to examine the determinants of performance for four different types of Chinese banks from 1999-2006, and to assess which of four measures describes performance best. The independent variables include the standard financial ratios. It also quantifies influences from listing, the type of bank, the extent of foreign ownership, bank reforms and macroeconomic variables. The results suggest economic value added and the net interest margin do better than the more traditional measures of profitability, namely ROAE and ROAA. The type of bank is influential but bank size is not. While listing improves performance, neither the percentage of foreign ownership nor bank reforms has any discernable effect. Some macroeconomic variables and financial ratios are significant with the expected signs.