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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"bank competition"”.
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Essays is bank competition and credit policy
This thesis estimates the eect of competition in the financial sector using both individual level data and economic theory, and explores the role of credit policy in mitigating potential adverse effects of imperfect competition. The first essay uses heterogeneous exposure to large bank mergers to …
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Competitiveness and efficiency of commercial banks and economic growth in the frontier economies of Africa
… studies have examined the relationship between competition and efficiency in the banking sector, and others have looked at how this relates to broader economic growth. Goldsmith (1969) and King and Levine (1993), among others, consequently found that financial reform in the banking sector has …
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Essays in real estate and finance
… The first chapter studies the effects of bank competition on bank risk-taking and lending. Using a quasi-experimental design that exploits the exogenous application of bank antitrust laws following bank mergers, I show that bank competition leads to more loans going to larger and safer …
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Theoretical essays on bank risk-taking and financial stability
This thesis proposes theoretical models to study bank risk-taking and financial stability. Three issues are explored: (1) the moral-hazard incentive for securitisation, (2) the socially optimal banking structure for the economy, and (3) the relationship between bank competition and financial …
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ESSAYS ON FINANCIAL REFORMS AND FIRM PERFORMANCE IN EMERGING MARKETS
… The first chapter studies the impact of foreign bank deregulation on domestic firms' credit access and real outcomes in China, using an extensive firm-level data set from the manufacturing census. Following the deregulation policies implemented by the government in 2001, foreign banks were …
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Essays in corporate finance and taxation
… corporations, to study the relationship between bank competition and the financing of firms. Over the period 1987 to 1998, I find that in more competitive banking markets firms use less outside debt and more inside debt and equity than firms in less competitive banking markets. The evidence is …
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ESSAYS ON THE REAL EFFECTS OF FINANCIAL FRICTIONS
… is lower in areas with better developed banking systems. A quantitative model with heterogeneous households, occupational choice, financial frictions, and trade can rationalize these empirical findings. The second essay explores how credit market competition affects consumer bankruptcies. …
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Essays on Macroeconomics and Banking
… to measures for improving the stability of the banking system, including regulations and public ownership. The first chapter shows using a difference-in-differences strategy that the introduction of the U.S. bank stress tests led small businesses to concentrate their debt within a smaller number …
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Essays on the Macroeconomic Effects of Imperfect Banking Competition and Other Financial Frictions
… financial frictions and in particular, imperfect banking competition, on different macroeconomic aspects. The thesis consists of a short introductory chapter and three papers. The first paper investigates the impact of imperfect banking competition on aggregate fluctuations in a dynamic stochastic …
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The Finance-Growth Nexus in Britain, 1850-1913
… types of financial institutions: commercial banks, stock markets and merchant banks. To this end, the thesis uses recently developed time series and dynamic panel methods for the econometric analysis, alongside new data on different parts of the financial system. The results suggest that at a …