Financial Development, Financial Fragility, and Growth [electronic resource] / Norman Loayza.
Material type: TextSeries: IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 05/170Publication details: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2005Description: 1 online resource (32 p.)ISBN: 1451861893 :ISSN: 1018-5941Subject(s): Banking Crises | Financial Fragility | Financial Intermediation | Financial Liberalization | Financial Volatility | Growth Empirics | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | Dominican RepublicAdditional physical formats: Print Version:: Financial Development, Financial Fragility, and GrowthOnline resources: IMF e-Library | IMF Book Store Abstract: This paper studies the apparent contradictions between two strands of the literature on the effects of financial intermediation on economic activity. On the one hand, the empirical growth literature finds a positive effect of financial depth as measured by, for instance, private domestic credit and liquid liabilities. On the other hand, the banking and currency crisis literature finds that monetary aggregates, such as domestic credit, are among the best predictors of crises and their related economic downturns. This paper accounts for these contrasting effects based on the distinction between the short- and long-run effects of financial intermediation.This paper studies the apparent contradictions between two strands of the literature on the effects of financial intermediation on economic activity. On the one hand, the empirical growth literature finds a positive effect of financial depth as measured by, for instance, private domestic credit and liquid liabilities. On the other hand, the banking and currency crisis literature finds that monetary aggregates, such as domestic credit, are among the best predictors of crises and their related economic downturns. This paper accounts for these contrasting effects based on the distinction between the short- and long-run effects of financial intermediation.
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