The productivity effects of bank mergers: Evidence from the UK building societies

Journal of Banking and Finance

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 825-846

  Haynes, Michelle ^a   Thompson, Steve ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Building societies; G21; G34; Mergers; Productivity effects

Indexed keywords

EID: 0012900516     PISSN: 03784266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4266(98)00117-4     Document Type: Article

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