Share performance and profit efficiency of banks in an oligopolistic market: Evidence from Singapore

Journal of Multinational Financial Management

Volumn 8, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 155-168

  Chu, Sing Fat ^a   Lim, Guan Hua ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Banks; DEA; G14; G21; L13; Profit efficiency

Indexed keywords

EID: 0040678172     PISSN: 1042444X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1042-444x(98)00025-5     Document Type: Article

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