Cost and profit efficiency in the Spanish banking sector (1985-1996): A non-parametric approach

Applied Financial Economics

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-12

  Maudos, Joaquin ^a,b   Pastor, J M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^b University of Valencia   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BANKING; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC INTEGRATION;

EID: 21244461629     PISSN: 09603107     EISSN: 14664305     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09603100110086087     Document Type: Article

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