Empirical evidence on disclosure and risk-taking of banks in Ghana

Journal of Financial Regulation and Compliance

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 197-212

  Kuranchie Pong, Lydia ^a   Bokpin, Godfred Alufa ^a   Andoh, Charles ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GHANA BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Banks in Ghana; Disclosure; Liquidity; Market discipline; Risk taking behaviour; Z score

Indexed keywords

EID: 84982273882     PISSN: 13581988     EISSN: 17400279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/JFRC-05-2015-0025     Document Type: Article

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