A comparison of the stability and efficiency of the Canadian and American banking systems, 1870–1925

Financial History Review

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 49-68

  Bordo, Michael D ^a   Rockoff, Hugh ^a   Redish, Angela ^b  

^a NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

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EID: 84884025874     PISSN: 09685650     EISSN: 14740052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0968565000000494     Document Type: Article

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