Adverse selection and competing deposit insurance systems in pre-depression Texas

Journal of Financial Services Research

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 237-258

  Gunther, Jeffery W ^a   Hooks, Linda M ^b   Robinson, Kenneth J ^a  

^a FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF DALLAS   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0034364236     PISSN: 09208550     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008150719396     Document Type: Article

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