The effect of specialisation on banks' efficiency: An international comparison

International Review of Applied Economics

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 125-149

  Pastor, José M ^a,b   Serrano, Lorenzo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^b POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cluster; DEA; Efficiency; Specialisation

Indexed keywords

BANKING; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON;

EID: 31344448541     PISSN: 02692171     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02692170500362868     Document Type: Article

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