Learning About Competitors: Evidence From SME Lending
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Bank Size and Small- and Medium-sized Enterprise (SME) Lending: Evidence from China.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: SSRN Electronic Journal
سال: 2018
ISSN: 1556-5068
DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.3286425