Consolidation of Banks in Japan: Causes and Consequences

Kaoru Hosono, Koji Sakai, Kotaro Tsuru

NBER Working Paper No. 13399
Issued in September 2007

---- Acknowledgments ----

We appreciate valuable comments from Andy Rose, Taka Ito, Hiro Ito, Barry Williams, and other participants at NBER EASE 18th Conference. The views expressed herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Bureau of Economic Research.

return to bibliography page