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
978-952-6699-69-1
Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Series: Bank of Finland Research Discussion Papers ; No. 5/2014

Klassifikation
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
small banks
regional economic growth

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
Hasan, Iftekhar
Molyneux, Phil
Xie, Ru
Hakenes, Hendrik
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wer)
Bank of Finland
(wo)
Helsinki
(wann)
2014

Handle
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Objekttyp

  • Arbeitspapier

Beteiligte

  • Hasan, Iftekhar
  • Molyneux, Phil
  • Xie, Ru
  • Hakenes, Hendrik
  • Bank of Finland

Entstanden

  • 2014

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