The Development Impact of Financial Regulation : Evidence from Ethiopia and Antebellum USA

In absence of deposit insurance, underdeveloped financial systems can exhibit a coordination failure between banks, unable to commit on safe asset holding, and depositors, anticipating low deposit repayment in bad states. This paper shows condition...

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Main Authors:	Limodio, Nicola, Strobbe, Francesco
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2016
Subjects:	EMPLOYMENT BANKING REGULATION DEPOSIT MARKET – DEVELOPMENTS NATIONAL BANKS ECONOMIC GROWTH ACCOUNTING DEPOSITS PEOPLE SMALL BANKS PROPERTY TAX PRIVATE COMMERCIAL BANKS FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT VILLAGE BALANCE-SHEET BANKING INDUSTRY INTEREST LAWS GUARANTEES DEMAND DEPOSITS INDUSTRY BANKING SYSTEM STRATEGIES SAFE ASSETS ENTREPRENEURS BANKING SYSTEMS REVENUES LIQUIDITY RISK WELFARE ENDOWMENTS LOAN BUDGET CONSTRAINTS ENDOWMENT FEE PROJECTS BORROWERS PAYMENTS SAVING LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCE INTERNATIONAL BANK RURAL BANKS BANK COMPETITION STATE BANKS SAFETY NETS BANK LENDING PRIVATE SECTOR BANKS PRIVATE SAVINGS PRIVATE BANKING SAVINGS CAPITAL REGULATION MORAL HAZARD COMMERCIAL BANK BIG BANK BANK ASSETS PRIVATE BANKS COLLECTIONS PRODUCTIVITY INTEREST RATES ECONOMETRICS EXTERNALITIES TRANSFERS PAYMENT MARKETS DEBT BARRIERS TO ENTRY FINANCIAL CRISES LOCAL GOVERNMENT CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS PUBLIC FINANCE LAND RIGHTS DEPOSIT INSURANCE BANK LIQUIDITY BANK OF ENGLAND BANKERS LOANS ENTERPRISES FARMERS EQUITIES PENSION FUNDS FINANCIAL SYSTEM REAL ESTATE FINANCE ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS BANK DEPOSITS INFRASTRUCTURE TAXES BANKING SECTOR BANKS GOVERNMENT SECURITIES DEPOSITORS FEDERAL RESERVE SLR BALANCE SHEET GROWTH CAPITAL FEDERAL RESERVE BANK BIG BANKS STUDENT FAMILY CREDIT ACCESS ACCESS TO FINANCE VALUE DEVELOPMENT BANKS BANK GOVERNMENT FINANCE BANKING PANICS CREDIT MACROECONOMICS BANKING LAWS SAFETY NET BOND MARKET HOUSEHOLD REPAYMENT PROPERTY FORMAL ECONOMY PROPERTIES SAFE ASSET FINANCIAL SERVICE PROVIDERS FINANCIAL REGULATION BALANCE SHEET FINANCIAL SERVICE DEPOSIT MOBILIZATION SECURITIES PUBLIC DEBT RURAL BRANCHES GOVERNANCE INSURANCE TAXATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INTERESTS LAND SOCIAL BANKING SMALL BANK TIME DEPOSITS BANK PROFITS FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT NATIONAL BANK INVESTMENT FINANCIAL INTERMEDIATION RISK COMMERCIAL BANKS HOUSEHOLDS BALANCE SHEETS FINANCIAL MARKETS BANKING EMPLOYEE COOPERATIVES REVENUE LENDING SAVINGS BANKS FEES FINANCIAL REFORM FREE BANKING OUTREACH ENTREPRENEURSHIP BANK BRANCHES PAYMENT SYSTEMS GOVERNMENTS RESERVE BANK OF NEW ZEALAND LIQUID ASSETS BANK SIZE DEVELOPMENT BANK PRIVATE SECTOR LOANS DEPOSITOR INEQUALITY EMPLOYEES
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spelling	okr-10986-246512021-04-23T14:04:23Z The Development Impact of Financial Regulation : Evidence from Ethiopia and Antebellum USA Limodio, Nicola Strobbe, Francesco EMPLOYMENT BANKING REGULATION DEPOSIT MARKET – DEVELOPMENTS NATIONAL BANKS ECONOMIC GROWTH ACCOUNTING DEPOSITS PEOPLE SMALL BANKS PROPERTY TAX PRIVATE COMMERCIAL BANKS FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT VILLAGE BALANCE-SHEET BANKING INDUSTRY INTEREST LAWS GUARANTEES DEMAND DEPOSITS INDUSTRY BANKING SYSTEM STRATEGIES SAFE ASSETS ENTREPRENEURS BANKING SYSTEMS REVENUES LIQUIDITY RISK WELFARE ENDOWMENTS LOAN BUDGET CONSTRAINTS ENDOWMENT FEE PROJECTS BORROWERS PAYMENTS SAVING LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCE INTERNATIONAL BANK RURAL BANKS BANK COMPETITION STATE BANKS SAFETY NETS BANK LENDING PRIVATE SECTOR BANKS PRIVATE SAVINGS PRIVATE BANKING SAVINGS CAPITAL REGULATION MORAL HAZARD COMMERCIAL BANK BIG BANK BANK ASSETS PRIVATE BANKS COLLECTIONS PRODUCTIVITY INTEREST RATES ECONOMETRICS EXTERNALITIES TRANSFERS PAYMENT MARKETS DEBT BARRIERS TO ENTRY FINANCIAL CRISES LOCAL GOVERNMENT CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS PUBLIC FINANCE LAND RIGHTS DEPOSIT INSURANCE BANK LIQUIDITY BANK OF ENGLAND BANKERS LOANS ENTERPRISES FARMERS EQUITIES PENSION FUNDS FINANCIAL SYSTEM REAL ESTATE FINANCE ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS BANK DEPOSITS INFRASTRUCTURE TAXES BANKING SECTOR BANKS GOVERNMENT SECURITIES DEPOSITORS FEDERAL RESERVE SLR BALANCE SHEET GROWTH CAPITAL FEDERAL RESERVE BANK BIG BANKS STUDENT FAMILY CREDIT ACCESS ACCESS TO FINANCE VALUE DEVELOPMENT BANKS BANK GOVERNMENT FINANCE BANKING PANICS CREDIT MACROECONOMICS BANKING LAWS SAFETY NET BOND MARKET HOUSEHOLD REPAYMENT PROPERTY FORMAL ECONOMY PROPERTIES SAFE ASSET FINANCIAL SERVICE PROVIDERS FINANCIAL REGULATION BALANCE SHEET FINANCIAL SERVICE DEPOSIT MOBILIZATION SECURITIES PUBLIC DEBT RURAL BRANCHES GOVERNANCE INSURANCE TAXATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INTERESTS LAND SOCIAL BANKING SMALL BANK TIME DEPOSITS BANK PROFITS FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT NATIONAL BANK INVESTMENT FINANCIAL INTERMEDIATION RISK COMMERCIAL BANKS HOUSEHOLDS BALANCE SHEETS FINANCIAL MARKETS BANKING EMPLOYEE COOPERATIVES REVENUE LENDING SAVINGS BANKS FEES FINANCIAL REFORM FREE BANKING OUTREACH ENTREPRENEURSHIP BANK BRANCHES PAYMENT SYSTEMS GOVERNMENTS RESERVE BANK OF NEW ZEALAND LIQUID ASSETS BANK SIZE DEVELOPMENT BANK PRIVATE SECTOR LOANS DEPOSITOR INEQUALITY EMPLOYEES In absence of deposit insurance, underdeveloped financial systems can exhibit a coordination failure between banks, unable to commit on safe asset holding, and depositors, anticipating low deposit repayment in bad states. This paper shows conditions under which a government can solve this failure by imposing safe asset purchases, which boosts deposits by increasing depositor repayment in bad states. In so doing, financial regulation stimulates bank profits if subsequent deposit growth exceeds the intermediation margin decline. As a result, it also promotes loans and branch installation with deposits. Two empirical tests are presented: 1) a regulation change by the National Bank of Ethiopia in 2011; 2) the introduction of bank taxes in Antebellum USA (1800-1861). Analyzing bank balance sheets and long-term branch installation, the regulation effects are isolated exploiting heterogeneity in bank size and policies introduction respectively, and find increases in branches, deposits, loans, and safe assets, with no decline in overall profits. 2016-07-07T22:17:36Z 2016-07-07T22:17:36Z 2016-06 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/06/26533515/development-impact-financial-regulation-evidence-ethiopia-antebellum-usa http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24651 English en_US Policy Research Working Paper;No. 7734 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Africa Ethiopia
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topic	EMPLOYMENT BANKING REGULATION DEPOSIT MARKET – DEVELOPMENTS NATIONAL BANKS ECONOMIC GROWTH ACCOUNTING DEPOSITS PEOPLE SMALL BANKS PROPERTY TAX PRIVATE COMMERCIAL BANKS FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT VILLAGE BALANCE-SHEET BANKING INDUSTRY INTEREST LAWS GUARANTEES DEMAND DEPOSITS INDUSTRY BANKING SYSTEM STRATEGIES SAFE ASSETS ENTREPRENEURS BANKING SYSTEMS REVENUES LIQUIDITY RISK WELFARE ENDOWMENTS LOAN BUDGET CONSTRAINTS ENDOWMENT FEE PROJECTS BORROWERS PAYMENTS SAVING LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCE INTERNATIONAL BANK RURAL BANKS BANK COMPETITION STATE BANKS SAFETY NETS BANK LENDING PRIVATE SECTOR BANKS PRIVATE SAVINGS PRIVATE BANKING SAVINGS CAPITAL REGULATION MORAL HAZARD COMMERCIAL BANK BIG BANK BANK ASSETS PRIVATE BANKS COLLECTIONS PRODUCTIVITY INTEREST RATES ECONOMETRICS EXTERNALITIES TRANSFERS PAYMENT MARKETS DEBT BARRIERS TO ENTRY FINANCIAL CRISES LOCAL GOVERNMENT CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS PUBLIC FINANCE LAND RIGHTS DEPOSIT INSURANCE BANK LIQUIDITY BANK OF ENGLAND BANKERS LOANS ENTERPRISES FARMERS EQUITIES PENSION FUNDS FINANCIAL SYSTEM REAL ESTATE FINANCE ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS BANK DEPOSITS INFRASTRUCTURE TAXES BANKING SECTOR BANKS GOVERNMENT SECURITIES DEPOSITORS FEDERAL RESERVE SLR BALANCE SHEET GROWTH CAPITAL FEDERAL RESERVE BANK BIG BANKS STUDENT FAMILY CREDIT ACCESS ACCESS TO FINANCE VALUE DEVELOPMENT BANKS BANK GOVERNMENT FINANCE BANKING PANICS CREDIT MACROECONOMICS BANKING LAWS SAFETY NET BOND MARKET HOUSEHOLD REPAYMENT PROPERTY FORMAL ECONOMY PROPERTIES SAFE ASSET FINANCIAL SERVICE PROVIDERS FINANCIAL REGULATION BALANCE SHEET FINANCIAL SERVICE DEPOSIT MOBILIZATION SECURITIES PUBLIC DEBT RURAL BRANCHES GOVERNANCE INSURANCE TAXATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INTERESTS LAND SOCIAL BANKING SMALL BANK TIME DEPOSITS BANK PROFITS FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT NATIONAL BANK INVESTMENT FINANCIAL INTERMEDIATION RISK COMMERCIAL BANKS HOUSEHOLDS BALANCE SHEETS FINANCIAL MARKETS BANKING EMPLOYEE COOPERATIVES REVENUE LENDING SAVINGS BANKS FEES FINANCIAL REFORM FREE BANKING OUTREACH ENTREPRENEURSHIP BANK BRANCHES PAYMENT SYSTEMS GOVERNMENTS RESERVE BANK OF NEW ZEALAND LIQUID ASSETS BANK SIZE DEVELOPMENT BANK PRIVATE SECTOR LOANS DEPOSITOR INEQUALITY EMPLOYEES
spellingShingle	EMPLOYMENT BANKING REGULATION DEPOSIT MARKET – DEVELOPMENTS NATIONAL BANKS ECONOMIC GROWTH ACCOUNTING DEPOSITS PEOPLE SMALL BANKS PROPERTY TAX PRIVATE COMMERCIAL BANKS FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT VILLAGE BALANCE-SHEET BANKING INDUSTRY INTEREST LAWS GUARANTEES DEMAND DEPOSITS INDUSTRY BANKING SYSTEM STRATEGIES SAFE ASSETS ENTREPRENEURS BANKING SYSTEMS REVENUES LIQUIDITY RISK WELFARE ENDOWMENTS LOAN BUDGET CONSTRAINTS ENDOWMENT FEE PROJECTS BORROWERS PAYMENTS SAVING LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCE INTERNATIONAL BANK RURAL BANKS BANK COMPETITION STATE BANKS SAFETY NETS BANK LENDING PRIVATE SECTOR BANKS PRIVATE SAVINGS PRIVATE BANKING SAVINGS CAPITAL REGULATION MORAL HAZARD COMMERCIAL BANK BIG BANK BANK ASSETS PRIVATE BANKS COLLECTIONS PRODUCTIVITY INTEREST RATES ECONOMETRICS EXTERNALITIES TRANSFERS PAYMENT MARKETS DEBT BARRIERS TO ENTRY FINANCIAL CRISES LOCAL GOVERNMENT CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS PUBLIC FINANCE LAND RIGHTS DEPOSIT INSURANCE BANK LIQUIDITY BANK OF ENGLAND BANKERS LOANS ENTERPRISES FARMERS EQUITIES PENSION FUNDS FINANCIAL SYSTEM REAL ESTATE FINANCE ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS BANK DEPOSITS INFRASTRUCTURE TAXES BANKING SECTOR BANKS GOVERNMENT SECURITIES DEPOSITORS FEDERAL RESERVE SLR BALANCE SHEET GROWTH CAPITAL FEDERAL RESERVE BANK BIG BANKS STUDENT FAMILY CREDIT ACCESS ACCESS TO FINANCE VALUE DEVELOPMENT BANKS BANK GOVERNMENT FINANCE BANKING PANICS CREDIT MACROECONOMICS BANKING LAWS SAFETY NET BOND MARKET HOUSEHOLD REPAYMENT PROPERTY FORMAL ECONOMY PROPERTIES SAFE ASSET FINANCIAL SERVICE PROVIDERS FINANCIAL REGULATION BALANCE SHEET FINANCIAL SERVICE DEPOSIT MOBILIZATION SECURITIES PUBLIC DEBT RURAL BRANCHES GOVERNANCE INSURANCE TAXATION ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INTERESTS LAND SOCIAL BANKING SMALL BANK TIME DEPOSITS BANK PROFITS FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT NATIONAL BANK INVESTMENT FINANCIAL INTERMEDIATION RISK COMMERCIAL BANKS HOUSEHOLDS BALANCE SHEETS FINANCIAL MARKETS BANKING EMPLOYEE COOPERATIVES REVENUE LENDING SAVINGS BANKS FEES FINANCIAL REFORM FREE BANKING OUTREACH ENTREPRENEURSHIP BANK BRANCHES PAYMENT SYSTEMS GOVERNMENTS RESERVE BANK OF NEW ZEALAND LIQUID ASSETS BANK SIZE DEVELOPMENT BANK PRIVATE SECTOR LOANS DEPOSITOR INEQUALITY EMPLOYEES Limodio, Nicola Strobbe, Francesco The Development Impact of Financial Regulation : Evidence from Ethiopia and Antebellum USA
geographic_facet	Africa Ethiopia
relation	Policy Research Working Paper;No. 7734
description	In absence of deposit insurance, underdeveloped financial systems can exhibit a coordination failure between banks, unable to commit on safe asset holding, and depositors, anticipating low deposit repayment in bad states. This paper shows conditions under which a government can solve this failure by imposing safe asset purchases, which boosts deposits by increasing depositor repayment in bad states. In so doing, financial regulation stimulates bank profits if subsequent deposit growth exceeds the intermediation margin decline. As a result, it also promotes loans and branch installation with deposits. Two empirical tests are presented: 1) a regulation change by the National Bank of Ethiopia in 2011; 2) the introduction of bank taxes in Antebellum USA (1800-1861). Analyzing bank balance sheets and long-term branch installation, the regulation effects are isolated exploiting heterogeneity in bank size and policies introduction respectively, and find increases in branches, deposits, loans, and safe assets, with no decline in overall profits.
format	Working Paper
author	Limodio, Nicola Strobbe, Francesco
author_facet	Limodio, Nicola Strobbe, Francesco
author_sort	Limodio, Nicola
title	The Development Impact of Financial Regulation : Evidence from Ethiopia and Antebellum USA
title_short	The Development Impact of Financial Regulation : Evidence from Ethiopia and Antebellum USA
title_full	The Development Impact of Financial Regulation : Evidence from Ethiopia and Antebellum USA
title_fullStr	The Development Impact of Financial Regulation : Evidence from Ethiopia and Antebellum USA
title_full_unstemmed	The Development Impact of Financial Regulation : Evidence from Ethiopia and Antebellum USA
title_sort	development impact of financial regulation : evidence from ethiopia and antebellum usa
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2016
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/06/26533515/development-impact-financial-regulation-evidence-ethiopia-antebellum-usa http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24651
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The Development Impact of Financial Regulation : Evidence from Ethiopia and Antebellum USA

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