Operating performance of banks among Asian economies: An international and time series comparison

Journal of Banking and Finance

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 471-489

  Kwan, Simon H ^a  

^a FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF SAN FRANCISCO   (United States)

Author keywords

Asian banking; Asian financial crisis; Bank efficiency; Bank production; Operating performance

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037362234     PISSN: 03784266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4266(02)00384-9     Document Type: Article

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