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Belaisch, Agnes - 2001

This paper analyses the process of disintermediation, the progress in consolidation, the impact of new technologies, and the role of ownership and control structures for the euro area banking sector. The impact of these trends on competition policy, ""too big to fail"" concerns, and financial...

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Dynamic Depositor Discipline in U.S. Banks

McDill, Kathleen - 2003

discipline: a weak bank may not necessarily be able to stop a deposit drain by raising its uninsured deposit interest rates …

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Financial distortions in China : a general equilibrium approach

Anzoategui, Diego; Chivakul, Mali; Maliszewski, Wojciech - 2015

Widespread implicit guarantees and interest ceilings were major distortions in China's financial system, contributing to a misallocation of resources. We analyze the impact of removing such frictions in a general equilibrium setting. The results show that comprehensive reforms generate better...

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Do interest rate controls work? : evidence from Kenya

Alper, C. Emre; Clements, Benedict J.; Hobdari, Niko; … - 2019

This paper reviews the impact of interest rate controls in Kenya, introduced in September 2016. The intent of the controls was to reduce the cost of borrowing, expand access to credit, and increase the return on savings. However, we find that the law on interest rate controls has had the...

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How do changing U.S. interest rates affect banks in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries?

Adedeji, Olumuyiwa S.; Alatrash, Yacoub; Kirti, Divya - 2019

in the GCC. We use bank-level panel data, exploiting variation across banks within countries, to isolate the impact of ….S. monetary policy to liability rates than to asset rates and bank profitability, largely reflecting funding structures. In … addition, we explore the role of shifts in the quantity of bank liabilities as policy rates change and the role of large banks …

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Interest Rate Policies, Stabilization, and Bank Supervision in Developing Countries : Strategies for Financial Reforms

International Monetary Fund - 1990

This paper identifies macroeconomic stability, effective bank supervision, and an appropriate sequencing of … financial sector liberalization. Recent theoretical developments help to explain why interest rates in free markets for bank … institutions and the economy at large. To prevent such outcomes, macro-economic stabilization and improved bank supervision should …