Institutional development and bank stability: Evidence from transition countries

Journal of Banking and Finance

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 160-176

  Fang, Yiwei ^a   Hasan, Iftekhar ^b,c   Marton, Katherin ^b  

^a ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BANK OF FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Bank stability; Foreign banks; Institutional development; Risk; Transitional economies

Indexed keywords

EID: 84890207833     PISSN: 03784266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbankfin.2013.11.003     Document Type: Article

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