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Economies of Scope in Financial Services : A DEA Efficiency Analysis of the US Insurance Industry

Cummins, J David - 2014

This paper investigates economies of scope in the US insurance industry over the period 1993-2006. We test the conglomeration hypothesis, which holds that firms can optimize by operating a diversity of businesses, versus the strategic focus hypothesis, which holds that firms can best add value...

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