Productive efficiency, technological change and productivity in Portuguese banking

Applied Financial Economics

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 513-521

  Mendes, Victor ^a   Rebelo, João ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

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EID: 0005383161     PISSN: 09603107     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/096031099332177     Document Type: Article

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