Risk-taking behavior in the U.S. thrift industry: Ownership structure and regulatory changes

Journal of Banking and Finance

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 1329-1350

  Knopf, John D ^a   Teall, John L ^a  

^a PACE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Insiders; Ownership structure; Risk taking; Savings and loans

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030242109     PISSN: 03784266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-4266(96)00010-6     Document Type: Article

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