Small European banks: Benefits from diversification?

Journal of Banking and Finance

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1975-1998

  Mercieca, Steve ^a   Schaeck, Klaus ^a   Wolfe, Simon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Product diversification; Risk return performance; Small banks

Indexed keywords

EID: 34249715818     PISSN: 03784266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbankfin.2007.01.004     Document Type: Article

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