Using market information in prudential bank supervision: A review of the U.S. empirical evidence

Journal of Money, Credit and Banking

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 273-305

  Flannery, Mark J ^a  

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EID: 0041181132     PISSN: 00222879     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2601102     Document Type: Review

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