Moral hazard and optimal subsidiary structure for financial institutions

Journal of Finance

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 2531-2575

  Kahn, Charles ^a   Winton, Andrew ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

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EID: 10944258490     PISSN: 00221082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6261.2004.00708.x     Document Type: Review

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