Financial sector liberalization, bank privatization, and efficiency: Evidence from Pakistan

Journal of Banking and Finance

Volumn 29, Issue 8-9 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 2381-2406

  Bonaccorsi di Patti, Emilia ^a   Hardy, Daniel C ^b  

^a BANK OF ITALY   (Italy)

^b INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND   (United States)

Author keywords

Banking; Deregulation; Efficiency; Pakistan; Privatization

Indexed keywords

EID: 20444507236     PISSN: 03784266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbankfin.2005.03.019     Document Type: Article

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