The Evolving Importance of Banks and Securities Markets

This paper examines the evolving importance of banks and securities markets during the process of economic development. As economies develop, they increase their demand for the services provided by securities markets relative to those provided by b...

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Main Authors: Demirguc-Kunt, Asli, Feyen, Erik, Levine, Ross
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
Published: 2012
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spelling okr-10986-36112021-04-23T14:02:11Z The Evolving Importance of Banks and Securities Markets Demirguc-Kunt, Asli Feyen, Erik Levine, Ross ACCOUNTING BANK CREDIT BANK REGULATION BANKING SYSTEM BENCHMARK BENCHMARKS BOND MARKET BOND MARKET CAPITALIZATION CAPITAL ACCUMULATION CAPITAL MARKETS CAPITALIZATION CENTRAL BANKS COMMON LAW COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE COMPARATIVE ANALYSES CREDIT DEPOSIT CREDIT INCREASES CREDITS DEBT DECENTRALIZED MARKETS DEPOSIT DEPOSIT MONEY BANK DEVELOPMENT POLICY DIVERSIFICATION DOMESTIC BOND DOMESTIC BOND MARKETS DUMMY VARIABLES ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC OUTCOMES ECONOMIC STRUCTURE ECONOMIC THEORY EMERGING MARKETS ENDOWMENTS EQUITY MARKETS EXPORTS FEDERAL RESERVE FEDERAL RESERVE BANK FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCIAL INTERMEDIATION FINANCIAL MARKETS FINANCIAL SECTOR FINANCIAL SERVICES FINANCIAL STRUCTURE FINANCIAL STRUCTURES FINANCIAL STUDIES FINANCIAL SYSTEM FINANCIAL SYSTEMS GDP GDP PER CAPITA GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT HOUSEHOLDS INCOME INFLATION INFLATION RATE INTANGIBLE INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT MARKET LIQUIDITY MARKET TRANSACTIONS MARKET VALUE MERCHANDISE MERCHANDISE EXPORTS NATIONAL ECONOMIES NATURAL RESOURCES POLITICAL ECONOMY PRIVATE BOND PRIVATE CREDIT PUBLIC ENTERPRISES REAL GDP RETURN RETURNS SAVINGS SECURITIES SECURITIES MARKET SECURITIES MARKET DEVELOPMENT SECURITIES MARKETS STOCK EXCHANGES STOCK MARKET STOCK MARKET CAPITALIZATION STOCK MARKET DEVELOPMENT STOCK MARKETS SYNCHRONOUS STOCK PRICE MOVEMENTS TRADING This paper examines the evolving importance of banks and securities markets during the process of economic development. As economies develop, they increase their demand for the services provided by securities markets relative to those provided by banks, such that securities markets become increasingly important for future economic development. Some exploratory evidence further suggests that deviations of a country s actual financial structure -- the mixture of banks and markets operating in an economy -- from the estimated optimal structure are associated with lower levels of economic activity. 2012-03-19T18:05:31Z 2012-03-19T18:05:31Z 2011-09-01 http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20111013154944 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/3611 English Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5805 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper The World Region The World Region
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topic ACCOUNTING
BANK CREDIT
BANK REGULATION
BANKING SYSTEM
BENCHMARK
BENCHMARKS
BOND MARKET
BOND MARKET CAPITALIZATION
CAPITAL ACCUMULATION
CAPITAL MARKETS
CAPITALIZATION
CENTRAL BANKS
COMMON LAW
COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE
COMPARATIVE ANALYSES
CREDIT DEPOSIT
CREDIT INCREASES
CREDITS
DEBT
DECENTRALIZED MARKETS
DEPOSIT
DEPOSIT MONEY BANK
DEVELOPMENT POLICY
DIVERSIFICATION
DOMESTIC BOND
DOMESTIC BOND MARKETS
DUMMY VARIABLES
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC OUTCOMES
ECONOMIC STRUCTURE
ECONOMIC THEORY
EMERGING MARKETS
ENDOWMENTS
EQUITY MARKETS
EXPORTS
FEDERAL RESERVE
FEDERAL RESERVE BANK
FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
FINANCIAL INTERMEDIATION
FINANCIAL MARKETS
FINANCIAL SECTOR
FINANCIAL SERVICES
FINANCIAL STRUCTURE
FINANCIAL STRUCTURES
FINANCIAL STUDIES
FINANCIAL SYSTEM
FINANCIAL SYSTEMS
GDP
GDP PER CAPITA
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
HOUSEHOLDS
INCOME
INFLATION
INFLATION RATE
INTANGIBLE
INTERNATIONAL BANK
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
MARKET LIQUIDITY
MARKET TRANSACTIONS
MARKET VALUE
MERCHANDISE
MERCHANDISE EXPORTS
NATIONAL ECONOMIES
NATURAL RESOURCES
POLITICAL ECONOMY
PRIVATE BOND
PRIVATE CREDIT
PUBLIC ENTERPRISES
REAL GDP
RETURN
RETURNS
SAVINGS
SECURITIES
SECURITIES MARKET
SECURITIES MARKET DEVELOPMENT
SECURITIES MARKETS
STOCK EXCHANGES
STOCK MARKET
STOCK MARKET CAPITALIZATION
STOCK MARKET DEVELOPMENT
STOCK MARKETS
SYNCHRONOUS STOCK PRICE MOVEMENTS
TRADING
spellingShingle ACCOUNTING
BANK CREDIT
BANK REGULATION
BANKING SYSTEM
BENCHMARK
BENCHMARKS
BOND MARKET
BOND MARKET CAPITALIZATION
CAPITAL ACCUMULATION
CAPITAL MARKETS
CAPITALIZATION
CENTRAL BANKS
COMMON LAW
COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE
COMPARATIVE ANALYSES
CREDIT DEPOSIT
CREDIT INCREASES
CREDITS
DEBT
DECENTRALIZED MARKETS
DEPOSIT
DEPOSIT MONEY BANK
DEVELOPMENT POLICY
DIVERSIFICATION
DOMESTIC BOND
DOMESTIC BOND MARKETS
DUMMY VARIABLES
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC OUTCOMES
ECONOMIC STRUCTURE
ECONOMIC THEORY
EMERGING MARKETS
ENDOWMENTS
EQUITY MARKETS
EXPORTS
FEDERAL RESERVE
FEDERAL RESERVE BANK
FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
FINANCIAL INTERMEDIATION
FINANCIAL MARKETS
FINANCIAL SECTOR
FINANCIAL SERVICES
FINANCIAL STRUCTURE
FINANCIAL STRUCTURES
FINANCIAL STUDIES
FINANCIAL SYSTEM
FINANCIAL SYSTEMS
GDP
GDP PER CAPITA
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
HOUSEHOLDS
INCOME
INFLATION
INFLATION RATE
INTANGIBLE
INTERNATIONAL BANK
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
MARKET LIQUIDITY
MARKET TRANSACTIONS
MARKET VALUE
MERCHANDISE
MERCHANDISE EXPORTS
NATIONAL ECONOMIES
NATURAL RESOURCES
POLITICAL ECONOMY
PRIVATE BOND
PRIVATE CREDIT
PUBLIC ENTERPRISES
REAL GDP
RETURN
RETURNS
SAVINGS
SECURITIES
SECURITIES MARKET
SECURITIES MARKET DEVELOPMENT
SECURITIES MARKETS
STOCK EXCHANGES
STOCK MARKET
STOCK MARKET CAPITALIZATION
STOCK MARKET DEVELOPMENT
STOCK MARKETS
SYNCHRONOUS STOCK PRICE MOVEMENTS
TRADING
Demirguc-Kunt, Asli
Feyen, Erik
Levine, Ross
The Evolving Importance of Banks and Securities Markets
geographic_facet The World Region
The World Region
relation Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5805
description This paper examines the evolving importance of banks and securities markets during the process of economic development. As economies develop, they increase their demand for the services provided by securities markets relative to those provided by banks, such that securities markets become increasingly important for future economic development. Some exploratory evidence further suggests that deviations of a country s actual financial structure -- the mixture of banks and markets operating in an economy -- from the estimated optimal structure are associated with lower levels of economic activity.
format Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper
author Demirguc-Kunt, Asli
Feyen, Erik
Levine, Ross
author_facet Demirguc-Kunt, Asli
Feyen, Erik
Levine, Ross
author_sort Demirguc-Kunt, Asli
title The Evolving Importance of Banks and Securities Markets
title_short The Evolving Importance of Banks and Securities Markets
title_full The Evolving Importance of Banks and Securities Markets
title_fullStr The Evolving Importance of Banks and Securities Markets
title_full_unstemmed The Evolving Importance of Banks and Securities Markets
title_sort evolving importance of banks and securities markets
publishDate 2012
url http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20111013154944
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