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ability of banks to intermediate funds. An improvement in bank efficiency spurs five times more regional growth than does an …
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This paper examines the fundamental relationship between retail payments and overall economic growth. Using data from across 27 European markets over the period 1995–2009, the results confirm that migration to efficient electronic retail payments stimulates overall economic growth, consumption...
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We test whether output growth in European economic agglomeration regions depends on financial development. To this end we suggest a relative measure of the quality of financial institutions rather than the usual quantity proxy of financial development. In order to measure the quality of...
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We examine the relationship between the number of bank relationships and firms’ performance, evaluating possible … listed and for which bank debt is a major source of financing. In the sample, 4 percent of the firms have a single bank … as the number of bank relationships increases, with a stronger relationship for small firms than for large firms. We also …
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