Competition and profitability in European banking: Why are British banks so profitable?

Economic Notes

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 279-311

  Llewellyn, David T ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BANKING; FINANCIAL SYSTEM; INDUSTRIAL COMPETITION; PROFITABILITY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33745222992     PISSN: 03915026     EISSN: 14680300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0391-5026.2005.00152.x     Document Type: Article

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