The role of local depositors in controlling expenses in small-scale financial intermediation: An empirical analysis

Economica

Volumn 74, Issue 296, 2007, Pages 713-735

  Hollis, Aidan ^a   Sweetman, Arthur ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BANKING; CAPITAL; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; FINANCIAL SYSTEM; INTEREST RATE; MICROFINANCE;

EID: 35348953196     PISSN: 00130427     EISSN: 14680335     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0335.2007.00592.x     Document Type: Article

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