Do privatized banks in middle- and low-income countries perform better than rival banks? An intra-industry analysis of bank privatization

Journal of Banking and Finance

Volumn 29, Issue 8-9 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 2067-2093

  Otchere, Isaac ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Banks; Middle and low income countries; Operating performance; Privatization; Rivals' reaction

Indexed keywords

EID: 20444435564     PISSN: 03784266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbankfin.2005.03.001     Document Type: Article

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