Benchmarking financial systems : introducing the financial possibility frontier

Across the world, supply for financial services rarely matches the demand, given multiple market frictions. This paper discusses the concept of the financial possibilities frontier as a constrained optimum to categorize different problems of shallow financial markets or unsustainable expansion. The paper offers three examples of how to use different data sources to apply the frontier concept to assess the state of financial systems.

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Year of publication:	2013-09-01
Authors:	Beck, Thorsten ; Feyen, Erik
Institutions:	Economics Research, World Bank Group
Subject:	Debt Markets \| Access to Finance \| Banks&Banking Reform \| Emerging Markets \| Economic Theory&Research

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	Policy Research Working Paper Series.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	Number 6615
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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