The changing structure of local credit markets: Are small businesses special?

Journal of Banking and Finance

Volumn 25, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 2209-2237

  Bonaccorsi Di Patti, Emilia ^a   Gobbi, Giorgio ^a  

^a BANK OF ITALY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Commercial banks; Entry; G21; G34; Mergers; Small business lending

Indexed keywords

EID: 0042403574     PISSN: 03784266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4266(01)00191-1     Document Type: Article

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