The wealth and risk effects of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) on the US banking industry

Journal of Business Finance and Accounting

Volumn 32, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 351-388

  Mamun, Abdullah ^a   Hassan, M Kabir ^b   Maroney, Neal ^b  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW ORLEANS   (United States)

Author keywords

Banking industry; Gramm Leach Bliley Act; Risk effect; Wealth effect

Indexed keywords

EID: 27844437674     PISSN: 0306686X     EISSN: 14685957     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0306-686X.2005.00597.x     Document Type: Article

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