2009年中国银监会发布143号文放松了分支机构市场准入规制。借助这一外生政策冲击对商业银行异地分支机构数量的影响,本文通过构造工具变量规范而系统地检验了商业银行跨区域经营对银行绩效的影响。研究结果发现:第一,银监会分支机构市场准入放松对跨区域经营有着显著的促进作用;第二,跨区域经营对商业银行的正面效应表现在市场份额、净息差和收入结构的改善,负面效应表现在营业成本的增加,对总资产收益率的影响并不显著。
This study examines the impact of geographic diversification on bank performance using a unique dataset from China. We exploit the bank deregulation of geographical branching restriction as an exogenous policy shock and use multiple performance measures. Our results suggest both bright and dark sides of geographic diversification with regard to bank performance.