Does cross-ownership affect competition?. Evidence from the Italian banking industry

Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 79-101

  Trivieri, Francesco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Banking; Competition; Cross ownership

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845565304     PISSN: 10424431     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intfin.2005.09.001     Document Type: Article

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