The Effects of Geographic Expansion on Bank Efficiency

Journal of Financial Services Research

Volumn 19, Issue 2-3, 2001, Pages 163-184

  Berger, Allen N ^a,b   DeYoung, Robert ^c  

^a FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Banks; Efficiency; Financial institutions; Mergers

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035631190     PISSN: 09208550     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1011159405433     Document Type: Article

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