Cost efficiency in the Latin American and Caribbean banking systems

Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 55-72

  Carvallo, Oscar ^a   Kasman, Adnan ^b  

^a Venezuelan Banking Association   (Venezuela)

^b DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cost efficiency; Latin American banking; Scale economies

Indexed keywords

EID: 5444255687     PISSN: 10424431     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intfin.2004.02.002     Document Type: Article

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