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How well do aggregate prudential ratios identify banking system problems?

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How well do aggregate prudential ratios identify banking system problems? / Čihák, Martin; Schaeck, Klaus.
In: Journal of Financial Stability, Vol. 6, No. 3, 01.09.2010, p. 130-144.

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Čihák M, Schaeck K. How well do aggregate prudential ratios identify banking system problems? Journal of Financial Stability. 2010 Sept 1;6(3):130-144. Epub 2010 Apr 3. doi: 10.1016/j.jfs.2010.03.001

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Čihák, Martin ; Schaeck, Klaus. / How well do aggregate prudential ratios identify banking system problems?. In: Journal of Financial Stability. 2010 ; Vol. 6, No. 3. pp. 130-144.

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