Cost frontier efficiency and risk-return analysis in an emerging market

International Review of Financial Analysis

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 283-303

  Rao, Ananth ^a  

^a Dubai University College   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Cost efficiency; Emerging market; Liquidity and capitalization risk; Risks returns; U.A.E. banks

Indexed keywords

EID: 20344368294     PISSN: 10575219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.irfa.2004.10.006     Document Type: Article

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