Are scale economies in banking elusive or illusive? - Evidence obtained by incorporating capital structure and risk-taking into models of bank production

Authors: Hughes J.P.¹; Mester L.J.; Moon C.-G.

Source: Journal of Banking and Finance, Volume 25, Number 12, December 2001 , pp. 2169-2208(40)

Publisher: Elsevier

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Keywords: [JEL classification codes] D20; [JEL classification codes] D21; [JEL classification codes] G21; [JEL classification codes] L23; Banking; Production; Risk; Scale economies

Language: English

Document Type: Research article

DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4266(01)00190-X

Affiliations: 1: Department of Economics, Rutgers University, 08901-1248, New Brunswick, NJ, USA

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