Capital requirement and financial crisis: The case of Japan and the 1997 Asian crisis

Japan and the World Economy

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 97-104

  Brana, Sophie ^a   Lahet, Delphine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

Author keywords

Asian financial crisis; Banks; Capital crunch; Japan; Regulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 57749200498     PISSN: 09221425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.japwor.2008.01.003     Document Type: Article

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