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Further evidence on the link between finance and growth: An international analysis of community banking and economic performance
Berger, Allen N.; Hasan, Iftekhar; Klapper, Leora F. - EconWPA - 2004
of the relative health of community banks on economic growth and investigating potential transmission mechanisms for … market shares and higher efficiency rankings for small, private, domestically owned banks are associated with better economic … performance, and that the marginal benefits of larger shares are greater when the banks are more efficient. Only mixed support is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005134638
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Further evidence on the link between finance and growth: An international analysis of community banking and economic performance
Berger, Allen N.; Hasan, Iftekhar; Klapper, Leora F. - EconWPA - 2004
of the relative health of community banks on economic growth and investigating potential transmission mechanisms for … market shares and higher efficiency rankings for small, private, domestically owned banks are associated with better economic … performance, and that the marginal benefits of larger shares are greater when the banks are more efficient. Only mixed support is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005561768
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Finance, law and growth during transition: a survey
Haas, Ralph de - EconWPA - 2002
This paper surveys the economic literature on the links between finance, law and growth in the Central and Eastern European transition countries. The literature that is surveyed at the outset of the paper shows that if a financial system is based on an adequate legal system it can positively...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005125524
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Do Stock Markets Promote Economic Growth?
Hanousek, Jan; Campos, Nauro F.; Filer, Randall K. - EconWPA - 2001
One of the most enduring debates in economics is whether financial development causes economic growth or whether it is a consequence of increased economic activity. Little research into this question, however has used a true causality framework. This paper fills this lacuna by using...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005413076
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Financial Development and Economic Growth in Malaysia: The Stock Market Perspective
Choong, Chee Keong; Yusop, Zulkornain; Law, Siong Hook; … - EconWPA - 2003
Understanding the causal relationship between financial development and economic growth is important in enhancing the economy of a nation. Using the autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) bounds test approach, this study finds that stock market development is cointegrated with economic growth in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005561265
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Financial Development, Labor and Market Regulations and Growth
FONSECA, Raquel; GONZALEZ, Natalia UTRERO- - EconWPA - 2005
This paper investigates the importance that market regulation and financial imperfections have on …rm growth. We analyse institutions affecting labor market as Employment Protection Laws (EP) and Product Market Regulation (PM). We show that together with the beneficial effects of …nancial...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005077008
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'The role of Financial Liberalization in Development: Weaknesses and Corrections'
Saidane, D. - EconWPA - 2005
countries as systemic crises. The deregulation of the financial sector has really affected their banks. We try to carry out an …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005134804
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WHY DO COUNTRIES DEVELOP MORE FINANCIALLY THAN OTHERS? THE ROLE OF THE CENTRAL BANK AND BANKING SUPERVISION
Sáez, Lucía Cuadro; Herrero, Sonsoles Gallego; … - EconWPA - 2003
We construct a new measure of financial development, through multivariate analysis, which includes several indicators of financial size and efficiency for 134 countries. Based on this broad measure, we assess empirically the determinants of financial development focusing on two factors not yet...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005134948
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Reconciling the Chinese Financial Development with its Economic
Maswana, Jean-Claude - EconWPA - 2005
Focused on the case of China’s financial development, the present discursive essay sets out to argue that if the Chinese financial system distorted the allocation of funds then economic growth could not be sustained and financial depth would remain deficient. The essay puts forward selected...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005407709
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LATIN AMERICAN FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT IN PERSPECTIVE
Herrero, Alicia García; Fraile, Javier Santillan; … - EconWPA - 2003
This paper assesses financial sector development in Latin America, both in the banking system and in the capital markets. After a brief review of the explanatory factors and the definitions of financial development found in the literature, Latin American countries are classified in groups of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005413180