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Financial intermediation costs in low-income countries : the role of regulatory, institutional, and macroeconomic factors /
We analyze factors driving persistently higher financial intermediation costs in low-income countries (LICs) relative to emerging market (EMs) country comparators. Using the net interest margin as a proxy for financial intermediation costs at the bank level, we find that within LICs a substantial pa...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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[Washington, D.C.] :
International Monetary Fund,
Ã2012.
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| Colección: | IMF working paper ;
WP/12/140. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | We analyze factors driving persistently higher financial intermediation costs in low-income countries (LICs) relative to emerging market (EMs) country comparators. Using the net interest margin as a proxy for financial intermediation costs at the bank level, we find that within LICs a substantial part of the variation in interest margins can be explained by bank-specific factors: margins tend to increase with higher riskiness of credit portfolio, lower bank capitalization, and smaller bank size. Overall, we find that concentrated market structures and lack of competition in LICs banking systems and institutional weaknesses constitute the key impediments preventing financial intermediation costs from declining. Our results provide strong evidence that policies aimed at fostering banking competition and strengthening institutional frameworks can reduce intermediation costs in LICs. |
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| Notas: | Title from PDF title page (IMF Web site, viewed June 6, 2012). "Fiscal Affairs Department and Strategy, Policy, and Review Department." "May 2012." |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (35 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9781475564136 1475564139 |