Where do banks expand abroad? An empirical analysis

Journal of Business

Volumn 78, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 2435-2463

  Focarelli, Dario ^a   Pozzolo, Alberto Franco ^b  

^a Banca d'Italia ^*  (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MOLISE   (Italy)

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EID: 32144433679     PISSN: 00219398     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/497052     Document Type: Article

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