Competition in local markets: Some evidence from the Spanish retail banking market

Review of Industrial Organization

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 145-162

  de Juan, Rebeca ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE EDUCACIÓN A DISTANCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Branches; Entry thresholds; Local markets

Indexed keywords

BANKING; DISCRETE CHOICE ANALYSIS; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ESTIMATION METHOD; INDUSTRIAL COMPETITION; RETAILING; THRESHOLD;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 48449102464     PISSN: 0889938X     EISSN: 15737160     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11151-008-9166-z     Document Type: Article

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