On the costs of a bank-centered financial system: Evidence from the changing main bank relations in Japan

Journal of Finance

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 635-672

  Weinstein, David E ^a   Yafeh, Yishay ^a  

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EID: 0001104190     PISSN: 00221082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/0022-1082.254893     Document Type: Article

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