Arbeitspapier
Small banks and local economic development
This paper discusses the effects of small banks on economic growth. We first theoretically show that small banks operating at a regional level can spur local economic growth. As compared with big interregional banks, small regional banks are more effective in promoting local economic growth, especially in regions with lower initial endowments and severe credit rationing. We then test the model predictions using a sample of German banks and corresponding regional statistics. We find that small regional banks are more important funding providers in regions with low access to finance. The empirical results support the theoretical hypotheses.
- ISBN
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978-952-6699-69-1
- Sprache
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Englisch
- Erschienen in
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Series: Bank of Finland Research Discussion Papers ; No. 5/2014
- Klassifikation
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Wirtschaft
Banks; Depository Institutions; Micro Finance Institutions; Mortgages
Economic Development: Financial Markets; Saving and Capital Investment; Corporate Finance and Governance
Regional Economic Activity: Growth, Development, Environmental Issues, and Changes
- Thema
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small banks
regional economic growth
- Ereignis
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Geistige Schöpfung
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Hasan, Iftekhar
Molyneux, Phil
Xie, Ru
Hakenes, Hendrik
- Ereignis
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Veröffentlichung
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Bank of Finland
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Helsinki
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2014
- Handle
- Letzte Aktualisierung
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10.03.2025, 11:43 MEZ
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Objekttyp
- Arbeitspapier
Beteiligte
- Hasan, Iftekhar
- Molyneux, Phil
- Xie, Ru
- Hakenes, Hendrik
- Bank of Finland
Entstanden
- 2014