Institutional Factors and Financial Sector Development.

The paper assesses the effects of certain institutional factors on financial sector development in Sub- Saharan Africa (SSA). Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) is applied to determine the extent to which these institutions affect the financial sector, and to suggest which institutions play a more crit...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Toroyan, Hovhannes
Otros Autores: Anayiotos, George C.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington : International Monetary Fund, 2009.
Colección:IMF Working Papers.
Temas:
Finance > Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Economics > Africa, Sub-Saharan.
Finances > Afrique subsaharienne.
Économie politique > Afrique subsaharienne.
Economics
Finance
Sub-Saharan Africa
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:The paper assesses the effects of certain institutional factors on financial sector development in Sub- Saharan Africa (SSA). Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) is applied to determine the extent to which these institutions affect the financial sector, and to suggest which institutions play a more critical role in each country. Results suggest that institutional factors affect financial depth and access to financial services more than asset quality and profitability (measured by nonperforming loans (NPL) and return on equity (ROE). The results also suggest that depth of credit information has the.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (42 pages)
ISBN:9781452707679
1452707677

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