The Glass-Steagall Act in historical perspective

Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 104-113

  Neal, Larry ^a   White, Eugene N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Commercial bank; Deposit insurance; Financial regulation; Glass Steagall Act; Investment banks; Volcker rule

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861843712     PISSN: 10629769     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.qref.2011.12.005     Document Type: Article

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