The composite cost function and efficiency in giant Japanese banks

Journal of Banking and Finance

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 1651-1671

  McKillop, Donal G ^a   Glass, J Colin ^b   Morikawa, Yukio ^c  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^c WASEDA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cost functions; Economies of scale; Economies of scope; Japanese banks

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030527148     PISSN: 03784266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4266(96)00019-2     Document Type: Article

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