Do better institutions improve bank efficiency? Evidence from a transitional economy

Managerial Finance

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 107-127

  Hasan, Iftekhar ^a,b   Wang, Haizhi ^c   Zhou, Mingming ^d  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b BANK OF FINLAND   (Finland)

^c ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

Banks; China; Organizational development

Indexed keywords

EID: 85015676417     PISSN: 03074358     EISSN: 17587743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/03074350910923473     Document Type: Article

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