• openAccess   Risk-taking behavior, earnings quality, and bank performance: A profit frontier approach 

      García-Alcober, Mª Pilar; Prior, Diego; Tortosa-Ausina, Emili; Illueca, Manuel Elsevier (2019)
      After the financial crisis of 2007–2008, some bank performance dimensions have been the subject of debate, two of which are bank efficiency, and bank risk-taking behavior. The literature on bank efficiency and productivity ...
    • closedAccess   The geography of Spanish bank branches 

      Alamá Sabater, Luisa; Conesa, David; Forte Deltell, Anabel; Tortosa-Ausina, Emili © 2015 Taylor & Francis (2014-12)
      This article analyzes the determinants of bank branch location in Spain taking the role of geography explicitly into account. After a long period of intense territorial expansion, especially by savings banks, many of these ...
    • openAccess   The impact of diversification on the profitability and risk of Chinese banks: evidence from a semiparametric approach 

      Wu, Minzhi; Tortosa-Ausina, Emili; Cruz-García, Paula Springer (2024-06-24)
      This paper analyzes the effects of banking diversification and focus strategies on the profitability and risk of Chinese banks in the post-crisis years (2008–2019). For this purpose, semiparametric estimates are used. The ...