Financial Sector Competition, Services Trade, and Growth

Joseph Francois and ,

No 3573, CEPR Discussion Papers from C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers

Abstract: We explore dynamic linkages between financial/banking sector openness, financial sector competition, and growth. We first develop an analytical model, highlighting links between long-run economic performance and the services trade, through scale economies and market and cost structures in the financial services sector. This is followed by an econometric exercise based on data for 130 countries for the 1990s. Our results point to a strong positive relationship between financial sector competition/performance and financial sector openness (meaning foreign bank access to domestic markets), and between growth and financial sector competition/performance. They also point to the presence of scale economies in the sector.

Keywords: Financial services trade; Financial sector openness; Services trade; Services trade and growth; Services trade and imperfect competition; Banking competition (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F13 F40 F43 G15 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2002-10
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-cfn, nep-dev and nep-mfd
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