Economic cost, scale efficiency, and competitive viability in banking

Journal of Money, Credit and Banking

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 341-364

  Clark, Jeffrey ^a  

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EID: 0040798206     PISSN: 00222879     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2077979     Document Type: Article

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