Cost efficiency of banks in transition: Evidence from 289 banks in 15 post-communist countries

Journal of Banking and Finance

Volumn 29, Issue 1 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 55-81

  Fries, Steven ^a   Taci, Anita ^a  

^a EUROPEAN BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Banking; Cost efficiency; Transition economies

Indexed keywords

EID: 8644235094     PISSN: 03784266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbankfin.2004.06.016     Document Type: Article

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