Cooperative Banks and Financial Stability /

Cooperative banks are an important, and growing, part of many financial systems. This paper empirically analyzes the role of cooperative banks in financial stability. Contrary to some suggestions in the literature, we find that cooperative banks are more stable than commercial banks. This finding is...

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Autor principal: Cihak, Martin
Otros Autores: Hesse, Heiko
Formato: Revista
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2007.
Colección:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2007/002
Acceso en línea:Full text available on IMF