The Effects of Diversification on Banks? Expected Returns

Borradores de Economia
Number: 
524
Published: 
Classification JEL: 
G00, G21, G30
Keywords: 
Human capital agglomeration, Social returns, Private returns, Externalities, Uncertainty, Fiscal policy

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