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Lobbying on entry
Perotti, Enrico C.; Volpin, Paolo - 2004
We develop a model of endogenous lobby formation in which wealth inequalityand political accountability undermine entry and financial development. In-cumbents seek a low level of effective investor protection to prevent potentialentrants from raising capital. They succeed because they can...
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The political economy of financial fragility
Feijen, Erik; Perotti, Enrico C. - 2005
followed by financial crises. We explain this variation as the outcome of lobbying interests capturing the reform process. Even … by more leveraged entrepreneurs, protecting more established producers. As a result, lobbying may deliberately worsen …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011348359
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The political economy of financial systems
Haber, Stephen H.; Perotti, Enrico C. - 2008
This survey reviews the literature on the political economy of financial structure, broadly defined to include the size of capital markets and banking systems as well as the distribution of access to external finance across firms.The theoretical literature on the institutional basis for...
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Investor protection and entry
Perotti, Enrico C.; Volpin, Paolo - 2006
Entry requires external finance, especially for less wealthy entrepreneurs, so poor investor protection limits competition. We model how incumbents lobby harder to block access to finance to entrants when politicians are less accountable to voters. In a broad cross-section of countries and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011350369
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Challenges in securities markets regulation : investor protection and corporate governance : a joint publication with the CNMV The Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores
Gasos, Pablo (ed., introduction);  … - Challenges in Securities Markets Regulation: Investor …; … - 2015
On November 14th, 2014, SUERF – The European Money and Finance Forum – and CNMV, Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores – the Spanish Authority for supervision of securities markets – jointly organized a conference in Madrid: Challenges in Securities Markets Regulation: Investor...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011712118
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Countercyclical capital regulation and bank ownership structure
Trani, Tommaso - 2012
This paper develops a macroeconomic framework where the representative bank is owned by inside and outside owners and copes with capital requirements that vary countercyclically. The issuance of outside equity is characterized getting insights from the literature on corporate governance,...
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On banking regulation and lobbying
Gersbach, Hans; Papageorgiou, Stylianos - 2019 - This version: January 2019
equilibrium setting, capital requirements and lobbying contributions are determined as the outcome of bargaining between banks and … politicians. We show that bankers and politicians agree on lobbying contributions and capital regulation that renders banks … capital regulation standards from international agreements eliminate lobbying incentives, yielding an efficient and fair …
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Bank deregulation, competition and economic growth : the US free banking experience
Ager, Philipp; Spargoli, Fabrizio - 2013
We exploit the introduction of free banking laws in US states during the 1837-1863 period to examine the impact of removing barriers to bank entry on bank competition and economic growth. As governments were not concerned about systemic stability in this period, we are able to isolate the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010227307
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Digital financial inclusion, economic freedom, financial development, and growth : implications from a panel data analysis
Rekha, G.; Rajamani, K.; Resmi, G. - 2021
An all-inclusive financial system is one of the channels through which information and communication technology (ICT) affects economic growth. Digital financial inclusion is an evolving phenomenon that enhances the ease of access to and availability of formal financial services. Further,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012500594
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Economic convergence in South-Eastern Europe : will the financial sector deliver?
Herzberg, Valerie; Watson, Maxwell - 2007
The rhythm of financial development in south-eastern Europe has accelerated. In a setting of low inflation and robust growth, domestic credit and cross-border flows are expanding. This process can strengthen real convergence by supporting productivity gains that enhance competitiveness and a...
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