Financial dependence, banking sector competition, and economic growth / Stijn Claessens and Luc Laeven

By: Contributor(s): Resource type: Ressourcentyp: Buch (Online)Book (Online)Language: English Series: Policy research working paper ; 3481Publisher: [Washington, D.C] : World Bank, [2005]Description: Online-RessourceSubject(s): Additional physical formats: Claessens, Stijn: Financial dependence, banking sector competition, and economic growth LOC classification:
  • HG3881.5.W57
Online resources: Additional physical formats: Also available in print.Summary: "The relationships among competition in the financial sector, access of firms to external financing, and associated economic growth are ambiguous in theory. Moreover, measuring competition in the financial sector can be complex. In this paper Claessens and Laeven first estimate for 16 countries a measure of banking system competition based on industrial organization theory. They then relate this competition measure to growth of industries and find that greater competition in countries' banking systems allows financially dependent industries to grow faster. These results are robust under a variety of tests. The results suggest that the degree of competition is an important aspect of financial sector funding. This paper--a product of the Financial Sector Operations and Policy Department--is part of a larger effort in the department to study competition in banking"--World Bank web sitePPN: PPN: 724214151Package identifier: Produktsigel: GBV-wba | ZDB-1-WBA | ZDB-110-WBL
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