Optimal capital utilization by financial firms: Evidence from the property-liability insurance industry

Journal of Financial Services Research

Volumn 21, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 15-53

  Cummins, J David ^a   Nini, Gregory P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Capital structure; Data envelopment analysis; Efficiency; Organizational form; Property liability insurance

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036289841     PISSN: 09208550     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1014369617192     Document Type: Article

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