This book presents the methodology and applications of Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) in
measuring productivity efficiency and effectiveness in Financial Services firms such as banks
bank branches stock markets pension funds mutual funds insurance firms credit unions risk
tolerance and corporate failure prediction. Financial service DEA research includes banking
insurance businesses hedge pension and mutual funds and credit unions. Significant business
transactions among financial service organizations such as bank mergers and acquisitions and
valuation of IPOs have also been the focus of DEA research. The book looks at the range of DEA
uses for financial services by presenting prior studies examining the current capabilities
reflected in the most recent research and projecting future new uses of DEA in finance related
applications.
