Financial sector in resource-dependent economies

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This paper examines financial sector characteristics in resource-dependent economies. Using a unique dataset covering 133 countries, we present empirical evidence that the banking sector tends to be smaller in resource-dependent economies, even when controlling for several other factors which have been shown to have a significant effect on financial sector development in previous studies. Moreover, the threshold level at which the increasing resource-dependence begins to be harmful for domestic banking sector is very low. We also find evidence that the use of market-based and foreign financing is more common in resource-dependent economies. Further, we argue that a relatively small financial sector used to cater the needs of the resource sector might be unfavorable for emerging businesses, thereby hampering economic diversification and reinforcing the resource curse. resource dependence, resource curse, financial sector, banks, panel data, G20, O16, O57, Q32

Object Details

• ISBN: 978-952-462-737-5
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: BOFIT Discussion Papers ; No. 6/2012

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Financial Institutions and Services: General ; Economic Development: Financial Markets; Saving and Capital Investment; Corporate Finance and Governance ; Comparative Studies of Countries ; Exhaustible Resources and Economic Development

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Kurronen, Sanna
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Bank of Finland, Institute for Economies in Transition (BOFIT)
• (where): Helsinki
• (when): 2012

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/212730
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