The efficiency of cooperative banks: The impact of environmental economic conditions

Applied Financial Economics

Volumn 20, Issue 17, 2010, Pages 1363-1376

  Battaglia, Francesca ^a   Farina, Vincenzo ^b   Fiordelisi, Franco ^c   Ricci, Ornella ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^c ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BANKING; ECONOMIC CONDITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; FINANCIAL SERVICES;

ITALY;

EID: 77956537716     PISSN: 09603107     EISSN: 14664305     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09603107.2010.491442     Document Type: Article

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