Cost structure, technological change, and productivity growth in the greek banking sector

International Advances in Economic Research

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-15

  Apergis, Nicholas ^a   Rezitis, Anthony ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MACEDONIA   (Greece)

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EID: 34948840947     PISSN: 10830898     EISSN: 1573966X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02295573     Document Type: Article

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