Does Judicial Efficiency Lower the Cost of Credit?
The authors investigate the effect of judicial efficiency on banks' lending spreads for a large cross section of countries. They measure bank interest rate spreads for 106 countries at an aggregate level, and for 32 countries at the level of i...
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okr-10986-180422021-04-23T14:03:41Z Does Judicial Efficiency Lower the Cost of Credit? Laeven, Luc Majnoni, Giovanni JUDICIAL PROCESS BANKING SYSTEMS CROSS-COUNTRY EXPERIENCE INTEREST RATE STRUCTURES AGGREGATE VARIABILITY INFLATIONARY PRESSURES MACROECONOMIC STABILITY JUDICIAL REFORM LAW ENFORCEMENT FINANCIAL INTERMEDIATION ACCOUNTING ADVERSE SELECTION BALANCE SHEET BALANCE SHEETS BANK CREDIT BANK LENDING BANK LOANS BANK REGULATION BANK SIZE BANK STRUCTURE BANKING SYSTEM BANKS BORROWING COMPETITIVENESS CONSUMER PRICE INDEX COST OF CAPITAL CREDIT MARKETS DEMAND CURVE DEPOSITS DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DISCOUNT RATE EARNING ASSETS ECONOMIC POWER EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE EQUILIBRIUM EXPROPRIATION FINANCIAL INTERMEDIATION FINANCIAL MARKETS FINANCIAL SERVICES FINANCIAL SYSTEMS FIXED ASSETS FOREIGN BANKS FOREIGN CURRENCY FOREIGN ENTRY FUTURE RESEARCH GDP GLOBALIZATION GOVERNMENT BONDS GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS INCOME STATEMENTS INEFFICIENCY INFLATION INFLATION RATE INSURANCE INSURANCE POLICIES INTEREST EXPENSE INTEREST INCOME INTEREST RATE INTEREST RATES LAWS LEGAL FRAMEWORK LEGAL PROVISIONS LENDING RATES LIQUIDITY MARKET POWER MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRIES MONEY MARKET FUNDS MORAL HAZARD OPERATING COSTS OPERATING EFFICIENCY OPERATING EXPENSES POLITICAL ECONOMY PORTFOLIO PRIVATE PROPERTY PROBLEM LOANS PROFITABILITY PROPERTY RIGHTS REGULATORY FRAMEWORK RESERVE REQUIREMENTS SAVINGS SAVINGS DEPOSITS SECURITIES SUBSIDIARIES VALUATION interest rate spreads The authors investigate the effect of judicial efficiency on banks' lending spreads for a large cross section of countries. They measure bank interest rate spreads for 106 countries at an aggregate level, and for 32 countries at the level of individual banks. The authors find that-after controlling for a number of other country characteristics-judicial efficiency, in addition to inflation, is the main driver of interest rate spreads across countries. This suggests that in addition to improving the overall macroeconomic climate in a country, judicial reforms, through a better enforcement of legal contracts, are critical to lowering the cost of financial intermediation for households and firms. 2014-04-25T14:46:19Z 2014-04-25T14:46:19Z 2003-10 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/10/2778729/judicial-efficiency-lower-cost-credit http://hdl.handle.net/10986/18042 English en_US Policy Research Working Paper;No. 3159 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research |
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JUDICIAL PROCESS BANKING SYSTEMS CROSS-COUNTRY EXPERIENCE INTEREST RATE STRUCTURES AGGREGATE VARIABILITY INFLATIONARY PRESSURES MACROECONOMIC STABILITY JUDICIAL REFORM LAW ENFORCEMENT FINANCIAL INTERMEDIATION ACCOUNTING ADVERSE SELECTION BALANCE SHEET BALANCE SHEETS BANK CREDIT BANK LENDING BANK LOANS BANK REGULATION BANK SIZE BANK STRUCTURE BANKING SYSTEM BANKS BORROWING COMPETITIVENESS CONSUMER PRICE INDEX COST OF CAPITAL CREDIT MARKETS DEMAND CURVE DEPOSITS DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DISCOUNT RATE EARNING ASSETS ECONOMIC POWER EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE EQUILIBRIUM EXPROPRIATION FINANCIAL INTERMEDIATION FINANCIAL MARKETS FINANCIAL SERVICES FINANCIAL SYSTEMS FIXED ASSETS FOREIGN BANKS FOREIGN CURRENCY FOREIGN ENTRY FUTURE RESEARCH GDP GLOBALIZATION GOVERNMENT BONDS GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS INCOME STATEMENTS INEFFICIENCY INFLATION INFLATION RATE INSURANCE INSURANCE POLICIES INTEREST EXPENSE INTEREST INCOME INTEREST RATE INTEREST RATES LAWS LEGAL FRAMEWORK LEGAL PROVISIONS LENDING RATES LIQUIDITY MARKET POWER MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRIES MONEY MARKET FUNDS MORAL HAZARD OPERATING COSTS OPERATING EFFICIENCY OPERATING EXPENSES POLITICAL ECONOMY PORTFOLIO PRIVATE PROPERTY PROBLEM LOANS PROFITABILITY PROPERTY RIGHTS REGULATORY FRAMEWORK RESERVE REQUIREMENTS SAVINGS SAVINGS DEPOSITS SECURITIES SUBSIDIARIES VALUATION interest rate spreads |
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JUDICIAL PROCESS BANKING SYSTEMS CROSS-COUNTRY EXPERIENCE INTEREST RATE STRUCTURES AGGREGATE VARIABILITY INFLATIONARY PRESSURES MACROECONOMIC STABILITY JUDICIAL REFORM LAW ENFORCEMENT FINANCIAL INTERMEDIATION ACCOUNTING ADVERSE SELECTION BALANCE SHEET BALANCE SHEETS BANK CREDIT BANK LENDING BANK LOANS BANK REGULATION BANK SIZE BANK STRUCTURE BANKING SYSTEM BANKS BORROWING COMPETITIVENESS CONSUMER PRICE INDEX COST OF CAPITAL CREDIT MARKETS DEMAND CURVE DEPOSITS DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS DISCOUNT RATE EARNING ASSETS ECONOMIC POWER EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE EQUILIBRIUM EXPROPRIATION FINANCIAL INTERMEDIATION FINANCIAL MARKETS FINANCIAL SERVICES FINANCIAL SYSTEMS FIXED ASSETS FOREIGN BANKS FOREIGN CURRENCY FOREIGN ENTRY FUTURE RESEARCH GDP GLOBALIZATION GOVERNMENT BONDS GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS INCOME STATEMENTS INEFFICIENCY INFLATION INFLATION RATE INSURANCE INSURANCE POLICIES INTEREST EXPENSE INTEREST INCOME INTEREST RATE INTEREST RATES LAWS LEGAL FRAMEWORK LEGAL PROVISIONS LENDING RATES LIQUIDITY MARKET POWER MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRIES MONEY MARKET FUNDS MORAL HAZARD OPERATING COSTS OPERATING EFFICIENCY OPERATING EXPENSES POLITICAL ECONOMY PORTFOLIO PRIVATE PROPERTY PROBLEM LOANS PROFITABILITY PROPERTY RIGHTS REGULATORY FRAMEWORK RESERVE REQUIREMENTS SAVINGS SAVINGS DEPOSITS SECURITIES SUBSIDIARIES VALUATION interest rate spreads Laeven, Luc Majnoni, Giovanni Does Judicial Efficiency Lower the Cost of Credit? |
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Policy Research Working Paper;No. 3159 |
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The authors investigate the effect of
judicial efficiency on banks' lending spreads for a
large cross section of countries. They measure bank interest
rate spreads for 106 countries at an aggregate level, and
for 32 countries at the level of individual banks. The
authors find that-after controlling for a number of other
country characteristics-judicial efficiency, in addition to
inflation, is the main driver of interest rate spreads
across countries. This suggests that in addition to
improving the overall macroeconomic climate in a country,
judicial reforms, through a better enforcement of legal
contracts, are critical to lowering the cost of financial
intermediation for households and firms. |
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Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper |
| author |
Laeven, Luc Majnoni, Giovanni |
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Laeven, Luc Majnoni, Giovanni |
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Laeven, Luc |
| title |
Does Judicial Efficiency Lower the Cost of Credit? |
| title_short |
Does Judicial Efficiency Lower the Cost of Credit? |
| title_full |
Does Judicial Efficiency Lower the Cost of Credit? |
| title_fullStr |
Does Judicial Efficiency Lower the Cost of Credit? |
| title_full_unstemmed |
Does Judicial Efficiency Lower the Cost of Credit? |
| title_sort |
does judicial efficiency lower the cost of credit? |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2014 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2003/10/2778729/judicial-efficiency-lower-cost-credit http://hdl.handle.net/10986/18042 |
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