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Cost efficiency and scale/scope economies among S&Ls
Atul K. Saxena, Vijaya SubrahmanyamReviews the literature on economies of scale and scope in savings and loan institutions and uses 1980‐1987 US data to explore the cost effects of simultaneous production of…
External audits and the impact of loss of reputation on agency costs: an empirical investigation
Gregory A. Kuhlemeyer, M. Cary Collins, Harold A. BlackRefers to previous research on the effects of poor external audits on agency costs to shareholders and takes the 1991 disciplinary action by the US Securities and Exchange…
“Too big to downgrade”: the response of financial analysts to bond downgrades of money center banks
Robert Schweitzer, Samuel H. Szewczyk, Raj VarmaOutlines previous research on the effects of bond rating changes on the share prices of US banks, noting opposing views on whether they contain new information. Examines revisions…
The impact of the failure of Continental Illinois and the too‐big‐to‐fail doctrine on changes in operating efficiency
Harold A. Black, M. Cary Collins, Breck L. RobinsonOutlines the US development of the “too‐big‐to‐fail” (TBTF) doctrine following the collapse of the Continental Illinois Bank, reviews relevant research and explores the impact on…
Non‐linearity in race and FHA mortgage lending: a neural network analysis
J. Vincent Eagam, Vijaya SubrahmanyamExplains the strengths and weaknesses of neural networks and uses them to analyse racial patterns in 1994 mortgage (conventional and FHA) data for the city of Atlanta (USA)…
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