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Financial dependence, banking sector competition, and economic growth
Claessens, Stijn - 2005
"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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010522717
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What drives bank competition? : some international evidence
Claessens, Stijn - 2003
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010523323
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Turkey's evolving trade integration into pan-European markets
Ng, Francis - 2006
"This is an empirical paper seeking to identify the mode of Turkey's integration into global markets in general, and pan-European markets in particular, as revealed in its trade performance. The analysis provides empirical support to the following observations. First, thanks to steady expansion...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010522153
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Bulgaria's integration into the pan-European economy and industrial restructuring
Ng, Francis - 2006
"This paper looks at Bulgaria's industrial restructuring through the lenses of its evolving specialization in international division of labor and integration into international markets with a special emphasis on EU markets. Its major findings can be summarized as follows: (1) Developments in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010522197
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Romania's integration into European markets : implications for sustainability of the current export boom
Kaminski, Bartomiej - 2004
"In defiance of its unimpressive track in structural reforms and relatively low foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows, Romanian exports have experienced surprisingly strong performance in both EU and non-EU markets since 2000 after a four-year period of flat growth. While the first phase of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010522884