Asymmetric benchmarking in bank credit rating
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Asymmetric benchmarking in bank credit rating
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1042-4431
DOI: 10.1016/j.intfin.2011.08.004