Productivity in the financial services sector [on 11-12 November 2008, SUERF and Banque centrale du Luxembourg organized a conference on Productivity in the Financial Services Sector

The European Money and Finance Forum. — Vienna: SUERF, 2009. — 326 с. — ISBN: 978-3-902109-49-1. Contents: Introduction Opening Remarks Do Mergers Improve Bank Productivity and Performance? Sizing up Performance Measures in the Financial Services Sector Banking on Lean – A Practitioner’s View on Productivity in European Banking Integration and Efficiency in EU Banking Markets Measuring the Output of the Banking Sector: Shortcomings of the Current European Methodology and New Perspectives Bank Productivity and Efficiency in Luxembourg: Malmquist Indices from a Parametric Output Distance Function Internal Wage Structure and Bank Performance Impact of ICT and Human Skills on the European Financial Intermediation Sector Are There Any EU Membership-Related Efficiency Enhancements in Banking Sectors of the New EU Member States Detectable? How Output Diversification Affects Bank Efficiency and Risk: An Intra-EU Comparison Study The Effect of the Environment on Profit Efficiency of Bank Branches Efficiency and Productivity of Russian Banks: Distinguishing Heterogeneity and Performance Practices as a Business Strategy for Improving Productivity: Summary of a Panel Discussion