The effect of ownership on the prudential behavior of banks - The case of China

Journal of Banking and Finance

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 77-87

  Jia, Chunxin ^a  

^a Peking University   (China)

Author keywords

Bank; Bank portfolio allocation; Bank prudence; G21; G28; G34; Governance; O53

Indexed keywords

EID: 56249143143     PISSN: 03784266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbankfin.2007.03.017     Document Type: Article

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