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Bank Efficiency and Competition in Low-Income Countries; The Case of Uganda

Hauner, David; Peiris, Shanaka J. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2005

There is a concern that the state-dominated, inefficient, and fragile banking systems in many low-income countries … far-reaching banking sector reforms undertaken in Uganda to improve competition and efficiency. Using models that have …

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Fiscal Policy and Financial Development

Hauner, David - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2006

We examine the effects of public sector borrowing from the domestic banking system on financial development in middle … characteristics of the banking systems. We find empirical evidence that too much public sector borrowing harms financial deepening …

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Explaining Efficiency Differences Among Large German and Austrian Banks

Hauner, David - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2004

Cost-efficiency, scale efficiency, and productivity change are estimated by data envelopment analysis; and cost-efficiency is regressed on explanatory variables. No evidence is found for average productivity responding to deregulation over the period studied. State-owned banks are found to be...

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