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Resolving the scale efficiency puzzle in banking

Journal of Banking & Finance · 1993 · Vol. 17(2-3) · pp. 389–405

Patrick H. McAllister✉(Federal Reserve Board of Governors)Douglas A. McManus(Federal Reserve)

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Banking stability, regulation, efficiency Corporate Finance and Governance Islamic Finance and Banking StudiesReturns to scaleDiversification (marketing strategy)EconomicsScale (ratio)IntermediationEconometricsFinancial intermediaryMonetary economicsCapital (architecture)Economies of scale

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