Development and efficiency of the financial sector and links with trust: Cross-country evidence

Economic Development and Cultural Change

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 189-204

  Calderón, César ^a   Chong, Alberto ^b   Galindo, Arturo ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^b GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c INTER AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FINANCIAL MARKET; FINANCIAL SYSTEM; HUMAN CAPITAL; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; LAW ENFORCEMENT;

EID: 0036819719     PISSN: 00130079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/344547     Document Type: Article

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