Estimates of scale and scope economies in the New Zealand life insurance industry

Manchester School

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 327-349

  Khaled, M ^a   Adams, M B ^b   Pickford, M ^c  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^b SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c New Zealand Commerce Commission   (United States)

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EID: 0040746608     PISSN: 14636786     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9957.00251     Document Type: Article

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