Does size matter? : Economies of scale in the German mutual fund industry
In this paper, we analyze economies of scale for German mutual fund complexes. Using 2002-2005 data of 41 investment management companies, we specify a hedonic translog cost function. Applying a fixed effects regression on a one-way error component model there is clear evidence of significant overall economies of scale. On the level of individual mutual fund complexes we find significant economies of scale for all of the companies in our sample. With regard to cost efficiency, we find that the average mutual fund complexes in all size quartiles deviate considerably from the best practice cost frontier. JEL Classification: G2, L25 Keywords: mutual fund complex, investment management company, cost efficiency, economies of scale, hedonic translog cost function, fixed effects regression, one-way error component model
| Author: | Raimond Maurer, Alexander Schaefer |
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| URN: | urn:nbn:de:hebis:30-65765 |
| Series (Serial Number) | Working paper series / Johann-Wolfgang-Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main, Fachbereich Wirtschaftswissenschaften : Finance & Accounting (201) |
| Document Type: | Working Paper |
| Language: | English |
| Date of Publication (online): | 30.04.2009 |
| Year of first Publication: | 2009 |
| Publishing Institution: | Univ.-Bibliothek Frankfurt am Main |
| Tag: | cost efficiency ; economies of scale ; fixed effects regression; hedonic translog cost function ; investment management company ; mutual fund complex |
| HeBIS PPN: | 21386908X |
| Institutes: | Wirtschaftswissenschaften |
| Dewey Decimal Classification: | 330 Wirtschaft |
| Sammlungen: | Universitätspublikationen |
| Licence (German): |  Veröffentlichungsvertrag für Publikationen ohne Print on Demand |
