Examination of economies of scale in credit unions: A New Zealand study

Applied Economics

Volumn 35, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1255-1264

  Sibbald, Alexander ^a   McAlevey, Lynn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREDIT PROVISION; ECONOMY OF SCALE; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; METHODOLOGY;

NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 0042388284     PISSN: 00036846     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00036840210148012     Document Type: Article

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