ABSTRACT
This study examines the effects of the COVID-19 outbreak on the performance and stability of the banking sector. Our sample consists of 2073 banks in 106 countries from 2016Q1 to 2021Q2. We employ several alternative bank performance and stability measures for a comprehensive analysis and robustness. The findings show that the COVID-19 outbreak has significantly reduced bank performance and stability. These results are consistently observed across several geographical regions and countries' income classifications. Additional analysis shows that the adverse impact of COVID-19 depends on the characteristics of the bank and market structure. While a better regulatory environment, institutional quality, and financial development have significantly increased the strength and resilience of banks. These findings provide practical implications for regulators and policymakers in the face of unprecedented uncertainty caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
ABSTRACT
This study examines the effects of the COVID-19 outbreak on the performance and stability of the banking sector. Our sample consists of 2073 banks in 106 countries from 2016Q1 to 2021Q2. We employ several alternative bank performance and stability measures for a comprehensive analysis and robustness. The findings show that the COVID-19 outbreak has significantly reduced bank performance and stability. These results are consistently observed across several geographical regions and countries' income classifications. Additional analysis shows that the adverse impact of COVID-19 depends on the characteristics of the bank and market structure. While a better regulatory environment, institutional quality, and financial development have significantly increased the strength and resilience of banks. These findings provide practical implications for regulators and policymakers in the face of unprecedented uncertainty caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
ABSTRACT
ESG skorları, firmaların çevresel, sosyal ve kurumsal yönetim alanlarındaki yatırım ve faaliyetleri ile ilgili performansını ortaya koyan bir ölçüttür. Son yıllarda firmaların paydaşlardan gelen talepleri dikkate alarak çeşitli raporlama modelleri geliştirmesi sonucunda ortaya çıkan bu kavram, tüm paydaşların finansal kararları üzerinde daha fazla belirleyici olmaya başlamıştır. Bu çalışmanın amacı Türkiye'de faaliyet gösteren mevduat bankalarında ESG skorlarının finansal performans üzerindeki etkisini araştırmaktır. Çalışma 2010-2020 dönemini kapsamaktadır. PCSE ve FGLS panel veri tahmincileri kullanarak yapılan analizlerde, bankaların toplam ESG, sosyal (SPS) ve kurumsal yönetim (GPS) skorlarının muhasebe ve piyasa temelli performans göstergelerini (ROA ve Tobin Q) pozitif yönde etkilediği tespit edilmiştir. Diğer taraftan çevresel (EPS) skorunun her iki performans göstergesi üzerinde de istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bir etkiye sahip olmadığı görülmüştür. Ayrıca sonuçlar, Covid-19 pandemisinin bankaların ROA ve Tobin Q ile ölçülen performanslarında azalışa yol açtığını göstermektedir. Analiz bulguları firma performansını artırmada finansal olmayan raporlamaya ve ESG faaliyetlerine daha fazla önem verilmesi gerektiğini işaret etmektedir.Alternate :ESG scores are a measure that reveals the performance of companies regarding their investments and activities in the fields of environmental, social, and corporate governance. In recent years, this concept, which emerged because of companies developing reporting models by considering the demands from stakeholders, has begun to become more decisive on the financial decisions of all stakeholders. The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of ESG scores on financial performance of Turkish commercial banks in the period of 2010-2020. In the analyzes performed using the PCSE and FGLS panel data estimators, it has been concluded that the total ESG, social (SPS) and corporate governance (GPS) scores of the banks positively affect the accounting and market-based performance indicators (ROA and Tobin's Q). On the other hand, it was seen that the environmental (EPS) score did not have a statistically significant effect on both performance indicators. In addition, the results show that the Covid-19 pandemic has led to a decrease in banks' performance as measured by ROA and Tobin's Q. Analysis outcomes indicate that giving more importance to non-financial reporting and ESG activities will contribute to enhancing firm performance.