Bank Concentration and the Supply of Credit in Argentina

Author/Editor:

Gustavo Enrique Cañonero

Publication Date:

April 1, 1997

Electronic Access:

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Summary:

This paper examines the effects on the supply of credit of the concentration of financial institutions in Argentina that followed the crisis caused by the December 1994 devaluation of the Mexican peso. While the concentration process may have improved the efficiency of domestic financial intermediation, the analysis suggests that, due to the presence of information asymmetries in the banking sector, it also may have contributed to the contraction in bank lending observed during 1995.

Series:

Working Paper No. 1997/040

Subject:

Frequency:

Annually

English

Publication Date:

April 1, 1997

ISBN/ISSN:

9781451845938/1018-5941

Stock No:

WPIEA0401997

Pages:

19

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