The effects of ownership on bank efficiency in Latin America

Applied Economics

Volumn 41, Issue 18, 2009, Pages 2353-2368

  Figueira, Catarina ^a   Nellis, Joseph ^a   Parker, David ^a  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BANKING; DATA ENVELOPMENT ANALYSIS; FIRM OWNERSHIP; PRIVATIZATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATE OWNED ENTERPRISE; TECHNICAL EFFICIENCY;

LATIN AMERICA;

EID: 75149139161     PISSN: 00036846     EISSN: 14664283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00036840701222546     Document Type: Article

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