The profitability of European banks: A cross-sectional and dynamic panel analysis

Manchester School

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 363-381

  Goddard, John ^a   Molyneux, Phil ^b   Wilson, John O S ^c  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 2542527770     PISSN: 14636786     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9957.2004.00397.x     Document Type: Article

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