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The final frontier : the integration of banking and commerce. Part 1, the likely outcome of eliminating the barrier

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  • Hsin-Yu Liang
  • Alan K. Reichert
  • Larry D. Wall

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Exploring the potential effects of removing the legal barriers between banks and commercial firms, this article surveys economic theory as well as experience in other developed countries and in U.S. nonbank conglomerates.

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  • Hsin-Yu Liang & Alan K. Reichert & Larry D. Wall, 2008. "The final frontier : the integration of banking and commerce. Part 1, the likely outcome of eliminating the barrier," Economic Review, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, vol. 93(1).
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