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Wolfe, Simon:

2006

Title: Are More Competitive Banking Systems More Stable?

Author: Cihak, Martin ; Wolfe, Simon ; Schaeck, Klaus

Series: Working Paper No. 2006/143

Date: June 1, 2006

Subject: Banking Commercial banks Competition Logit models Systemic crises

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