Explaining time to bank failure in Colombia during the financial crisis of the late 1990s

Borradores de Economia
Número: 
400
Publicado: 
Clasificación JEL: 
G21, G23
Palabras clave: 
Banks, financial institutions, Bankruptcy, liquidation

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