Bank consolidation and the dynamics of consumer loan interest rates

Journal of Business

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 99-133

  Kahn, Charles ^a   Pennacchi, George ^a   Sopranzetti, Ben ^b  

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

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 17644401053     PISSN: 00219398     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/426521     Document Type: Article

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