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The redistributive effects of financial deregulation
Korinek, Anton; Kreamer, Jonathan - 2013
Financial regulation is often framed as a question of economic efficiency. This paper, by contrast, puts the … distributive implications of financial regulation center stage. We develop a model in which the financial sector benefits from risk …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010233893
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Improving the Efficiency of the U.S. CPI
Armknecht, Paul A. - 1996
The IMF Working Papers series is designed to make IMF staff research available to a wide audience. Almost 300 Working Papers are released each year, covering a wide range of theoretical and analytical topics, including balance of payments, monetary and fiscal issues, global liquidity, and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014395950
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The Cost of Government and the Misuse of Public Assets
Prakash, Tej - 2000
This paper deals with efficiency in the public sector. It argues that the habit of relating efficiency to public … could be used for several purposes including increasing public sector efficiency …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014400238
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Public Sector Efficiency and Fiscal Austerity
International Monetary Fund - 1998
or may not improve economic efficiency …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014400822
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Linkages Between Financial Variables, Financial Sector Reform and Economic Growth and Efficiency
Johnston, R. B. - 1995
economic growth and efficiency, using panel data for 40 countries which reformed their financial systems. Financial sector … reform is hypothesized to affect economic growth and efficiency through three main channels: the real interest rate … representing the interest cost of capital, the volume of intermediation, and financial sector efficiency. The results indicate that …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014395836
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Wholesale Payments and Financial Discipline, Efficiency, and Liquidity
Folkerts-Landau, D. F. I. - 1997
Properly designed wholesale payments system can make a significant contribution to enhancing market discipline in the financial sector, reducing the risk of systemic disturbance and permitting a less extensive safety net for financial institutions. The objective of these reforms has been to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014403300
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A Noteon Debt Reduction and Echonomic Efficiency
International Monetary Fund - 1990
This note examines the efficiency gains that might result from market-based debt reduction and alternative uses of … government investment or consumption. Given considerable uncertainty about the efficiency returns of alternative uses of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014396332
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Bank lobbying : regulatory capture and beyond
Igan, Deniz; Lambert, Thomas - 2019
In this paper, we discuss whether and how bank lobbying can lead to regulatory capture and have real consequences through an overview of the motivations behind bank lobbying and of recent empirical evidence on the subject. Overall, the findings are consistent with regulatory capture, which...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012103556
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New Landscape, New Challenges : Structural Change and Regulation in the U.S. Financial Sector
Bhatia, Ashok Vir - 2007
Given the rapid evolution of the U.S. financial sector and attendant regulatory challenges, this paper explores ways to fine-tune U.S. oversight arrangements. It surveys the financial landscape, separating a highly regulated, multi-business, and (in terms of relative asset holdings) shrinking...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014400986
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Consolidated Regulation and Supervision in the United States
Bhatia, Ashok Vir - 2011
This paper builds on a Technical Note produced as part of the IMF’s 2010 Financial Sector Assessment Program (FSAP) review of the United States. It addresses enterprise-wide oversight of financial groups, a key tool to mitigate systemic risk. Focusing on legal arrangements, it recommends...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014403220