Fusiones en el sector bancario. Un caso aplicado para Bolivia
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Dada la dinámica actual del sector bancario, donde de manera más frecuente se tiene la presencia de alianzas entre diferentes agentes, ya sea por tamaño o especialización de cartera, en este documento se testea la presencia de economías de escala, de ámbito y subaditividad para el sector bancario boliviano, con la finalidad de determinar si existen fundamentos técnicos que justifiquen llevar adelante fusiones. Mediante la técnica de regresiones aparentemente no relacionadas, se estiman funciones de costos según tamaño de bancos y para el total de la industria, considerando el caso de los bancos múltiples. Los resultados sugieren que existen fundamentos técnicos que respaldan la factibilidad de llevar adelante fusiones debido a la presencia de economías de tamaño en esta industria.
Given the current dynamics of the banking industry where alliances between agents are more frequently observed, either by size or portfolio specialization, this paper tests the presence of economies of scale, scope, and cost subadditivity for the Bolivian banking sector, to determine whether there are technical grounds to justify mergers. Using the technique of seemingly unrelated regression, cost functions are estimated according to bank size and for the industry, considering the case of commercial banks. The results suggest that there are technical foundations that support the feasibility of mergers in the Bolivian baking sector due to the presence of conglomerate economies in this industry. Clasificación/Classification JEL: D23, G21, G34.
Given the current dynamics of the banking industry where alliances between agents are more frequently observed, either by size or portfolio specialization, this paper tests the presence of economies of scale, scope, and cost subadditivity for the Bolivian banking sector, to determine whether there are technical grounds to justify mergers. Using the technique of seemingly unrelated regression, cost functions are estimated according to bank size and for the industry, considering the case of commercial banks. The results suggest that there are technical foundations that support the feasibility of mergers in the Bolivian baking sector due to the presence of conglomerate economies in this industry. Clasificación/Classification JEL: D23, G21, G34.
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