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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...
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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[Washington, D.C.] :
International Monetary Fund,
Ã2012.
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| Series: | IMF working paper ;
WP/12/140. |
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- Cover; Contents; I. Introduction; II. Interest Margin Decomposition; A. Conceptual Framework; B. Decomposition Results; III. Econometric Analysis of Bank- and Country-Specific Determinants of Interest Margins; A. Model Specification; B. Variables; C. Descriptive Statistics; D. Results; IV. Robustness Checks; V. Conclusions; References; Figures; 1. Comparison of Implicit Net Interest Margins in LICs and EMs; 2. Percentile Distribution of Net Interest Margin Determinants in LICs and EMs; 3. Median Interest Margins in LICs and EMs by Countries; Tables; 1. Variable Definition and Sources.
- 2. Descriptive Statistics3. Correlations Matrix; 4. Estimation Results Controlling for Bank-Specific Determinants; 5. Estimation Results Controlling for Macroeconomic Variables; 6. Estimation Results Controlling for Institutional Variables; 7. Estimation Results Controlling for Regulatory Variables; 8. Robustness Check for LICs: Using Market Share Instead of Market Concentration; 9. Robustness Check for LICs: Using Loan Market Concentration; 10. Robustness Check for LICs: Using Deposit Market Concentration.