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, time-varying, bilateral data on foreign bank ownership for many countries, we show that, for emerging markets, greater … local foreign bank presence, especially from the importing country, is associated with higher exports in sectors more … weaker. The presence of a bank from the importing country is also associated with higher exports in sectors with more opaque …
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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 the authors first estimate for 16 countries a measure...
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Competition in the financial sector, as in other sectors, matters for allocative, productive, and dynamic efficiency. Theory suggests, however, that unfettered competition is not necessarily best given the special features of financial services. The author discusses these analytical...
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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...
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