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100 _aKanan, R.
245 _aDeterminants of net interest margin under regulatory requirements : an econometric study
260 _c2001
300 _ap.337-44
362 _a27 Jan
520 _aUsing data for the period 1995-96 to 1999-2000, this paper seeks to identify the factors influencing spreads of Scheduled Commercial Banks in India. Among the explanatory variables, we incorporate, in addition to the standard set of variables, regulatory requirement variables. Our analysis reveals that (i) size does not necessarily correlate with higher spread, and (ii) higher fee income enables banks to tolerate lower spreads. With regard to regulatory requirement variables, it is found that (i) capital plays an important role in affecting spreads of public sector banks, and (ii) non-performing assets is uniformly important across all bank groups in influencing spreads. - Reproduced
650 _aBanks - India
650 _aBanks
700 _aGhosh, Saibal
700 _aNarain, Aditya
773 _aEconomic and Political Weekly
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