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Cost dispersion and the measurement of economies in banking

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  • David B. Humphrey, 1987. "Cost dispersion and the measurement of economies in banking," Economic Review, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, vol. 73(May), pages 24-38.
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    1. Benston, George J & Hanweck, Gerald A & Humphrey, David B, 1982. "Scale Economies in Banking: A Restructuring and Reassessment," Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, Blackwell Publishing, vol. 14(4), pages 435-456, November.
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    2. David B. Humphrey, 1990. "Why do estimates of bank scale economies differ?," Economic Review, Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond, vol. 76(Sep), pages 38-50.
    3. Allen Webster, 1997. "The impact of technological change on bank performance," Journal of Economics and Finance, Springer;Academy of Economics and Finance, vol. 21(3), pages 41-47, September.
    4. Martin Desrochers & Klaus P. Fischer, 2005. "The Power of Networks: Integration and Financial Cooperative Performance," Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 76(3), pages 307-354, September.
    5. J. Revell, 1998. "Recollections of a late entrant," Banca Nazionale del Lavoro Quarterly Review, Banca Nazionale del Lavoro, vol. 51(206), pages 231-245.
    6. Rayna Brown & Ian O'Connor, 1995. "Measurement of Economies of Scale in Victorian Credit Unions," Australian Journal of Management, Australian School of Business, vol. 20(1), pages 1-24, June.
    7. Ernst Baltensperger & Andrea Behrends, 1994. "Financial integration and innovation in Europe," Open Economies Review, Springer, vol. 5(3), pages 289-301, July.
    8. J. Revell, 1998. "Recollections of a late entrant," BNL Quarterly Review, Banca Nazionale del Lavoro, vol. 51(206), pages 231-245.

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