The impact of consolidation and safety-net support on Canadian, US and UK banks: 1893-1992

Journal of Banking and Finance

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 537-571

  Saunders, Anthony ^b   Wilson, Berry ^a  

^a FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Bank capital structure; Bank consolidation; Safety net support

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033074615     PISSN: 03784266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4266(98)00080-6     Document Type: Article

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