Private capital holding, financial awareness of government and steadying operation of banks: Evidence from China

PLoS One. 2023 May 11;18(5):e0285588. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0285588. eCollection 2023.

Abstract

Based on the panel data of 123 city commercial banks in China from 2007 to 2017, we use the dynamic panel system GMM estimation method to empirically test the impact of private capital holdings on the stability of city commercial banks. The results show that private capital holding improves the operating performance of city commercial banks, reduces the volatility of return on total assets, and is conducive to the stability of city commercial banks. Furthermore, the lack of financial awareness of local governments has led to the negative impact of private capital, that is, the stability of the banks has declined.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • China
  • Government*

Grants and funding

Our research was funded by Humanities and Social Sciences Foundation of the Ministry of Education of China (No. 19YJC790162). The funder had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.