WU Xue - hua. Review of Banking Structure-performance Relationship Studies in China and USA[J]. Journal of University of Jinan(Social Science Edition), 2006,(3):82-85.
WU Xue - hua. Review of Banking Structure-performance Relationship Studies in China and USA[J]. Journal of University of Jinan(Social Science Edition), 2006,(3):82-85.DOI:
The studies of banking structure - performance relationship in America finds the positive relation between structure and the profitability. More papers prove that the positive relationship is consistent with the RMPH and less papers support the ESH. When turns to the studies of banking in China
no evidence is found to support the positive relation between structure and firm profitability
the available data also can’t test the RMPH or the ESH. In the end
three possible reasons are brought forward to explain why there is deviation in the banking S - P relationship in China.