Form of ownership and risk taking in banking: Some evidence from Massachusetts savings banks

Journal of Economics and Finance

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 19-28

  Murphy, Neil B ^a   Salandro, Dan ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 11344249376     PISSN: 10550925     EISSN: 19389744     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02929035     Document Type: Article

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