Literature on the linkage between bank capital and performance
| References | Country | Data period | Methodology | Findings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zheng et al. (2017) | Bangladesh | 2000-2015 | GMM | There is a positive and significant relationship between capital regulations and profitability |
| Bitar et al. (2016) | MENA | 1999-2013 | OLS | Significant positive relationship between capital and profit |
| Berger and Bouwman (2013) | US banking sector | 1984-2010 | Logit survival regressions and OLS | Capital significantly increases the profitability of medium and large banking sector |
| Lee and Hsieh (2013) | Asian Banking Sector | 1994-2008 | GMM | Capital significantly and positively effects on profitability |
| Mbizi (2012) | Zimbabwe banking sector | _ | Description Correlation Method | Significant positive relationship between bank’s capital and its Performance |
| Naceur and Omran (2011) | Africa banking sector | 1989-2005 | GMM | There is a significant positive relationship between bank capital and its profitability |
| Shim (2010) | US banking sector | 1993-2004 | 3SLS | Significant positive associations between bank capital and profitability |
| Liu and Wilson (2010) | Japanese banking sector | 2007-2007 | GMM two-step system and fixed effect estimator | Well-capitalized bank leads to higher profitability, and lower capital leads to lower profitability |
| Ben Naceur and Kandil (2009) | Egypt banking sector | 1989-2004 | GMM | Higher capital leads to higher profitability of the bank significantly |
| Pasiouras and Kosmidou (2007) | Europe banking sector | 1995-2001 | Fixed Effects Regression | There is a positive relationship between capital and profitability |
| Lin et al. (2005) | Taiwan banking sector | 1993-2000 | OLS | A significant positive association between financial performances and CAR of the bank |
| Goddard et al. (2004) | European banking sector | 1992-1998 | Dynamic panel model | Profitability and capital-to-assets ratio are positively associated with each other |
| Rime (2001) | Swiss Banking sector | 1989-1995 | 3SLS | Capital has a positive impact on earnings |
| Demirgüç-Kunt and Huizinga (2000) | Developing and Developed countries | 1990-1997 | Panel data model | There is a positive relationship between Lagged equity variable and profitability of the bank |
| Dietrich and Wanzenried (2011) | Switzerland banking sector | 1999-2009 | GMM | Before global crisis (2007-2008), there is no link between capital and performance. During the crisis, there is a negative relationship between bank capital and performance |
| Chiuri et al. (2002) | – | – | OLS panel regression | Higher capital leads to a reduction in performance |
| Guidara et al. (2013) | Canada Banking Industry | 1982-2010 | GMM | There are no significant positive or negative relationships between capital and profitability |
| Dietrich and Wanzenried (2011) | Switzerland banking sector | 1999-2009 | GMM | Before global crisis (2007-2008), there is no link between capital and performance. During the crisis, there is a negative relationship between bank capital and performance |
| Zhang et al. (2008) | China banking sector | 2004-2006 | GMM | There is no significant association between changes in capital and changes in profitability |
| References | Country | Data period | Methodology | Findings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 2000-2015 | GMM | There is a positive and significant relationship between capital regulations and profitability | |
| MENA | 1999-2013 | OLS | Significant positive relationship between capital and profit | |
| US banking sector | 1984-2010 | Logit survival regressions and OLS | Capital significantly increases the profitability of medium and large banking sector | |
| Asian Banking Sector | 1994-2008 | GMM | Capital significantly and positively effects on profitability | |
| Zimbabwe banking sector | _ | Description Correlation Method | Significant positive relationship between bank’s capital and its Performance | |
| Africa banking sector | 1989-2005 | GMM | There is a significant positive relationship between bank capital and its profitability | |
| US banking sector | 1993-2004 | 3SLS | Significant positive associations between bank capital and profitability | |
| Japanese banking sector | 2007-2007 | GMM two-step system and fixed effect estimator | Well-capitalized bank leads to higher profitability, and lower capital leads to lower profitability | |
| Egypt banking sector | 1989-2004 | GMM | Higher capital leads to higher profitability of the bank significantly | |
| Europe banking sector | 1995-2001 | Fixed Effects Regression | There is a positive relationship between capital and profitability | |
| Taiwan banking sector | 1993-2000 | OLS | A significant positive association between financial performances and CAR of the bank | |
| European banking sector | 1992-1998 | Dynamic panel model | Profitability and capital-to-assets ratio are positively associated with each other | |
| Swiss Banking sector | 1989-1995 | 3SLS | Capital has a positive impact on earnings | |
| Developing and Developed countries | 1990-1997 | Panel data model | There is a positive relationship between Lagged equity variable and profitability of the bank | |
| Switzerland banking sector | 1999-2009 | GMM | Before global crisis (2007-2008), there is no link between capital and performance. During the crisis, there is a negative relationship between bank capital and performance | |
| – | – | OLS panel regression | Higher capital leads to a reduction in performance | |
| Canada Banking Industry | 1982-2010 | GMM | There are no significant positive or negative relationships between capital and profitability | |
| Switzerland banking sector | 1999-2009 | GMM | Before global crisis (2007-2008), there is no link between capital and performance. During the crisis, there is a negative relationship between bank capital and performance | |
| China banking sector | 2004-2006 | GMM | There is no significant association between changes in capital and changes in profitability |
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