Arbeitspapier

Banking market deregulation and mortality inequality

This paper shows that local banking market conditions affect mortality rates in the United States. Exploiting the staggered relaxation of branching restrictions in the 1990s across states, we find that banking deregulation decreases local mortality rates. This effect is driven by a decrease in the mortality rate of black residents, implying a decrease in the black-white mortality gap. We further analyze the role of mortgage markets as a transmitter between banking deregulation and mortality and show that households' easier access to finance explains mortality dynamics. We do not find any evidence that our results can be explained by improved labor outcomes.

ISBN
978-952-323-427-7
Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Series: Bank of Finland Research Discussion Papers ; No. 14/2022

Klassifikation
Wirtschaft
Banks; Depository Institutions; Micro Finance Institutions; Mortgages
Health and Inequality
Health and Economic Development
Thema
Banking Deregulation
Mortality
Racial Inequality

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
Hasan, Iftekhar
Krause, Thomas
Manfredonia, Stefano
Noth, Felix
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wer)
Bank of Finland
(wo)
Helsinki
(wann)
2022

Handle
Letzte Aktualisierung
10.03.2025, 11:44 MEZ

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Objekttyp

  • Arbeitspapier

Beteiligte

  • Hasan, Iftekhar
  • Krause, Thomas
  • Manfredonia, Stefano
  • Noth, Felix
  • Bank of Finland

Entstanden

  • 2022

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