The consolidation of the financial services industry: Causes, consequences, and implications for the future

Journal of Banking and Finance

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 135-194

  Berger, Allen N ^a,b   Demsetz, Rebecca S ^c   Strahan, Philip E ^c  

^a FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Banks; Mergers; Payments; Small business

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033074730     PISSN: 03784266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4266(98)00125-3     Document Type: Article

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