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Economías de Escala en la Banca Comercial Chilena

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  • Claudio Skarmeta

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This paper is an attempt to identify the existence o f scale economies in the chilean banking industry for the 1979-80 period. We start with some theoretical issues pertaining to economies o f scale and regulation in this industry. Then, following Benston

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  • Claudio Skarmeta, 1982. "Economías de Escala en la Banca Comercial Chilena," Latin American Journal of Economics-formerly Cuadernos de Economía, Instituto de Economía. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile., vol. 19(56), pages 69-86.
    • Handle: RePEc:ioe:cuadec:v:19:y:1982:i:56:p:69-86
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