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| Title: | | Demographic change and bank profitability: empirical evidence from German savings banks  |
| Authors: | | Berlemann, Michael Oestmann, Marco Thum, Marcel |
| Issue Date: | | 2010 |
| Series/Report no.: | | CESifo working paper 2911 |
| Abstract: | | Most European economies will experience significant demographic changes in the decades ahead. Due to low birth rates, populations are shrinking and ageing at the same time. This paper explores the impact of demographic change on the banking industry. A unique data set, which contains detailed information on almost 2.5 million accounts in 11 German savings banks, allows us estimating the socio-demographic determinants of retail profitability. Using a simulation model, we are able to predict the development of bank profitability due to demographic shifts up to 2025. One of the main findings is that the effects of population ageing will partially offset the impact of shrinking customer bases. While the decline in the size of the population reduces the customer base, ageing per se increases profitability as older customers typically generate higher profits for their banks. |
| Subjects: | | demography banking savings banks profitability |
| JEL: | | G21 J10 L10 O16 |
| Document Type: | | Working Paper |
| Appears in Collections: | | CESifo Working Papers, CESifo Group Munich
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