Consolidation and efficiency in the financial sector: A review of the international evidence

Journal of Banking and Finance

Volumn 28, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 2493-2519

  Amel, Dean ^a   Barnes, Colleen ^b   Panetta, Fabio ^c   Salleo, Carmelo ^c  

^a FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD   (United States)

^b Department of Finance ^*  (Canada)

^c BANK OF ITALY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bank mergers; Efficiency; Mergers

Indexed keywords

EID: 4544383507     PISSN: 03784266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbankfin.2003.10.013     Document Type: Article

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