Bank size, market concentration, and bank earnings volatility in the US

Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 35-54

  De Haan, Jakob ^a,b,c   Poghosyan, Tigran ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b CESIFO   (Germany)

^c DE NEDERLANDSCHE BANK   (Netherlands)

^d INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND   (United States)

Author keywords

Bank earnings volatility; Bank size; Financial crisis; Market concentration

Indexed keywords

EID: 83355169627     PISSN: 10424431     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intfin.2011.07.002     Document Type: Article

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