Development and efficiency of the banking sector in a transitional economy: Hungarian experience

Journal of Banking and Finance

Volumn 27, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 2249-2271

  Hasan, Iftekhar ^a,b   Marton, Katherin ^c  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Banking sector; Efficiency; Hungary; Transitional economy

Indexed keywords

EID: 0142118655     PISSN: 03784266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4266(02)00328-X     Document Type: Article

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