Bank modelling methodologies: A comparative non-parametric analysis of efficiency in the Japanese banking sector

Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-15

  Drake, Leigh ^a   Hall, Maximilian J B ^b   Simper, Richard ^b  

^a NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Efficiency; Japanese banking

Indexed keywords

EID: 57649180422     PISSN: 10424431     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intfin.2007.05.002     Document Type: Article

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