Regulatory pressure, Market discipline, and Bank spreads in India: An empirical Exploration

Global Economic Review

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 227-247

  Ghosh, Saibal ^a  

^a RESERVE BANK OF INDIA   (India)

Author keywords

Banking; India; Regulatory pressure; Relative market power; Spreads

Indexed keywords

EID: 57749134298     PISSN: 1226508X     EISSN: 17443873     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/12265080802021227     Document Type: Article

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