African Journal of
Business Management

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Bus. Manage.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1993-8233
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJBM
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 4190

Full Length Research Paper

Factors affecting bank profitability in Europe: An empirical investigation

Elisa Menicucci*
  • Elisa Menicucci*
  • Faculty of Economics, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy
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Guido Paolucci
  • Guido Paolucci
  • Faculty of Economics, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy
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  •  Received: 13 May 2016
  •  Accepted: 27 July 2016
  •  Published: 14 September 2016

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