Information Technology and Long Term Trend of Financial Services Supply

Alexandre Rands ()
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Alexandre Rands: Datamétrica Consultoria, Pesquisa e Telemarketing
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No 9, Working Papers from Datamétrica Consultoria Econômica

Abstract: There are two observed trends in the structure of financial institutions. The first one is consolidation, which leads to inter-firm concentration, and the second one is the regional dispersion of their output. Both phenomena are often seen as consequences of development in the technology of information. This paper studies this relationship, theoretically and empirically, and shows that the likely impact of such development actually leads to regional dispersion, as seen in the data, and also to reduction of inter-firm concentration. The major determinant for this impact is the market power of firms. Although there is not sufficient data to generate any strong conclusion, empirical results support the theoretical hypothesis, forwarded by the model presented in the paper.

Keywords: financial services supply; regional dispersion; information technology. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 22 pages
Date: 2004, Revised 2004
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Published in Global Business And Economic Review, 2004, p. 149-170.

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