Measuring the efficiency of the banking system in a dualistic economy: Evidence from the Italian case

The Banks and the Italian Economy

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 185-209

  Giordano, Luca ^b   Lopes, Antonio ^a  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^b Italian Stock Exchange Authority ^*  (Italy)

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EID: 84860361163     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-7908-2112-3_9     Document Type: Chapter

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