Benchmarking Financial Systems around the World

Benchmarking Financial Systems around the World

This paper introduces the Global Financial Development Database, an extensive dataset of financial system characteristics for 205 economies from 1960 to 2010. The database includes measures of (a) size of financial institutions and markets (financi...

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Main Authors: Čihák, Martin, Demirgüç-Kunt, Aslı, Feyen, Erik, Levine, Ross
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:
ACCESS
CROSS-COUNTRY DIFFERENCES
EFFICIENCY
FINANCIAL DEPTH
GLOBAL FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT DATABASE
INSTITUTION AND MARKET SIZE
STABILITY
TIME SERIES TRENDS
USE OF SERVICES
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/08/16669897/benchmarking-financial-systems-around-world
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/12031
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spelling okr-10986-120312021-04-23T14:02:59Z Benchmarking Financial Systems around the World Čihák, Martin Demirgüç-Kunt, Aslı Feyen, Erik Levine, Ross ACCESS CROSS-COUNTRY DIFFERENCES EFFICIENCY FINANCIAL DEPTH GLOBAL FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT DATABASE INSTITUTION AND MARKET SIZE STABILITY TIME SERIES TRENDS USE OF SERVICES This paper introduces the Global Financial Development Database, an extensive dataset of financial system characteristics for 205 economies from 1960 to 2010. The database includes measures of (a) size of financial institutions and markets (financial depth), (b) degree to which individuals can and do use financial services (access), (c) efficiency of financial intermediaries and markets in intermediating resources and facilitating financial transactions (efficiency), and (d) stability of financial institutions and markets (stability). The authors document cross-country differences and time series trends. 2013-01-02T19:59:46Z 2013-01-02T19:59:46Z 2012-08 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/08/16669897/benchmarking-financial-systems-around-world http://hdl.handle.net/10986/12031 English en_US Policy Research Working Paper; No. 6175 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research
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en_US
topic ACCESS
CROSS-COUNTRY DIFFERENCES
EFFICIENCY
FINANCIAL DEPTH
GLOBAL FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT DATABASE
INSTITUTION AND MARKET SIZE
STABILITY
TIME SERIES TRENDS
USE OF SERVICES
spellingShingle ACCESS
CROSS-COUNTRY DIFFERENCES
EFFICIENCY
FINANCIAL DEPTH
GLOBAL FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT DATABASE
INSTITUTION AND MARKET SIZE
STABILITY
TIME SERIES TRENDS
USE OF SERVICES
Čihák, Martin
Demirgüç-Kunt, Aslı
Feyen, Erik
Levine, Ross
Benchmarking Financial Systems around the World
relation Policy Research Working Paper; No. 6175
description This paper introduces the Global Financial Development Database, an extensive dataset of financial system characteristics for 205 economies from 1960 to 2010. The database includes measures of (a) size of financial institutions and markets (financial depth), (b) degree to which individuals can and do use financial services (access), (c) efficiency of financial intermediaries and markets in intermediating resources and facilitating financial transactions (efficiency), and (d) stability of financial institutions and markets (stability). The authors document cross-country differences and time series trends.
format Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
author Čihák, Martin
Demirgüç-Kunt, Aslı
Feyen, Erik
Levine, Ross
author_facet Čihák, Martin
Demirgüç-Kunt, Aslı
Feyen, Erik
Levine, Ross
author_sort Čihák, Martin
title Benchmarking Financial Systems around the World
title_short Benchmarking Financial Systems around the World
title_full Benchmarking Financial Systems around the World
title_fullStr Benchmarking Financial Systems around the World
title_full_unstemmed Benchmarking Financial Systems around the World
title_sort benchmarking financial systems around the world
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2013
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/08/16669897/benchmarking-financial-systems-around-world
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/12031
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