Bank mergers: What should policymakers do?

Journal of Banking and Finance

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 629-636

  Kwast, Myron L ^a  

^a FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD   (United States)

Author keywords

Antitrust; Banks; G21; L4; Mergers

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033074611     PISSN: 03784266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4266(98)00098-3     Document Type: Article

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