Ownership Structure and Bank Performance in China: Does Ownership Concentration Matter?

20 Pages Posted: 26 Jan 2011

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Wen Wen

The Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB)

Date Written: October 30, 2010

Abstract

This research investigates the relation between ownership structure and bank performance. We choose a sample of 49 large Chinese banks of different types over the 2003-2008 periods and evaluate the impact of the largest shareholder. Using ROA (Return on Assets) and ROE (Return on Equity) as profitability measures, the results show that there is no obvious correlation between ownership structure and bank performance in general, although state-owned commercial banks (SOCBs) might present a quadratic relationship with ROE. However, for joint-stock commercial banks (JSCBs) and city commercial banks (CCBs), we did not find such relationship.

Keywords: ownership structure, ownership concentration, bank performance, China

JEL Classification: G32

Suggested Citation

Wen, Wen, Ownership Structure and Bank Performance in China: Does Ownership Concentration Matter? (October 30, 2010). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1747655 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1747655

Wen Wen (Contact Author)

The Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) ( email )

Edifici B - Campus de la UAB
Bellaterra (Cerdanyola del Vallès)
Barcelona, Barcelona 08193
Spain

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