Robust nonparametric quantile estimation of efficiency and productivity change in U.S. commercial banking, 1985-2004

Journal of Business and Economic Statistics

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 354-368

  Wheelock, David C ^a   Wilson, Paul W ^b  

^a FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF ST LOUIS   (United States)

^b Bowling Green State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Commercial banks; Efficiency; Productivity; Quantile estimation

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950639416     PISSN: 07350015     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1198/jbes.2009.06145     Document Type: Article

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