Bank on steel? Joint-stock banks and the rationalisation of the British interwar steel industry

This study investigates the impact of joint-stock banks on the rationalisation of the British interwar steel industry. A new panel data set of steel firm characteristics covering 1920 to 1938 is used to document rationalization and bank involvement, including interlocking directorships, with both f...

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Main Authors: Ploeckl, F, Holmes, S
Format: Working paper
Published: University of Oxford 2012