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Bank Competition and Firm Creation
Dell'Ariccia, Giovanni - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2001
, consistent with theories of banking arguing that competition may reduce the availability of credit to informationally opaque …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005826289
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Deposit Insurance Regulatory forbearance and Economic Growth; Implications for the Japanese Banking Crisis
Kletzer, Kenneth; Dekle, Robert - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2005
An endogenous growth model with financial intermediation demonstrates how deposit insurance and prudential regulatory … forbearance lead to banking crises and growth declines. The model assumptions are based on features of the Japanese financial … system and regulation. The model demonstrates how banking and growth crises can evolve under perfect foresight. The dynamics …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005769310
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Banking Structure and Credit Growth in Central and Eastern European Countries
Aydin, Burcu - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2008
Recent developments have increased questions about vulnerabilities in Central and Eastern European Countries (CEE) that are experiencing credit booms. This paper analyzes the role of foreign-owned banks in these credit booms. The results show that the CEE countries depend on foreign banks, and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005769320
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Bank Credit During the 2008 Financial Crisis; A Cross-Country Comparison
Aisen, Ari; Franken, Michael - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2010
This paper empirically estimates the main determinants of bank credit growth during the 2008 financial crisis. Using a sample covering over 80 countries, this paper finds that larger bank credit booms prior to the crisis and lower GDP growth of trading partners are among the most important...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008519493
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Short-Versus Long-Term Credit and Economic Performance; Evidence from the WAEMU
Gbenyo, Kodzo; Kpodar, Kangni - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2010
This paper studies the link between financial development and economic growth in the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU). Using panel data for WAEMU countries over the period 1995-2006, the results suggest that while financial development does support growth in the region, long-term...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008533240
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Banks As Coordinators of Economic Growth
Ueda, Kenichi - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2006
This paper formally identifies an important role of banks: Banks competitively internalize production externalities and facilitate economic growth. I formulate a canonical growth model with externalities as a game among consumers, firms, and banks. Banks compete for deposits to seek monopoly...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005605189
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Recent Credit Stagnation in the Mena Region; What to Expect? What Can Be Done?
Chami, Ralph; Espinoza, Raphael A.; Barajas, Adolfo; … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2010
analytical angles. First, it finds that, similar to other regions and to its past history, a credit boom preceded the current …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008671284
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Creditless Recoveries
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2011
impaired financial intermediation is the culprit. Creditless recoveries are more common after banking crises and credit booms …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008876578
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Determinants of Bank Credit in Emerging Market Economies
Stepanyan, Vahram; Guo, Kai - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2011
banking sector also matters. Finally, we discuss some policy lessons. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008876590
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Equity Returns in the Banking Sector in the Wake of the Great Recession and the European Sovereign Debt Crisis
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2012
This study finds that equity returns in the banking sector in the wake of the Great Recession and the European … deteriorating funding conditions and investor sentiment. While the equity return performance in the banking sector has been dismal …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011142021