New evidence on the determinants of bank risk

Journal of Financial Services Research

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 237-263

  Stiroh, Kevin J ^a  

^a FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Commercial banks; Risk; Transparency; Volatility

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846401046     PISSN: 09208550     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10693-006-0418-5     Document Type: Article

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