Technical change in banking: Evidence from transition countries

International Journal of the Economics of Business

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 129-144

  Kasman, Adnan ^a   Kirbas Kasman, Saadet ^a  

^a DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Banking; Technical Change; Transition Economies

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645139989     PISSN: 13571516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13571510500520044     Document Type: Article

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