Granularity in Banking and Growth: Does Financial Openness Matter?

43 Pages Posted: 29 Aug 2013

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Franziska Bremus

German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin)

Claudia M. Buch

Deutsche Bundesbank

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Date Written: August 28, 2013

Abstract

We explore the impact of large banks and of financial openness for aggregate growth. Large banks matter because of granular effects: if markets are very concentrated in terms of the size distribution of banks, idiosyncratic shocks at the bank-level do not cancel out in the aggregate but can affect macroeconomic outcomes. Financial openness may affect GDP growth in and of itself, and it may also influence concentration in banking and thus the impact of bank-specific shocks for the aggregate economy. To test these relationships, we use different measures of de jure and de facto financial openness in a linked micro-macro panel dataset. Our research has three main findings: First, bank-level shocks significantly impact on GDP. Second, financial openness lowers GDP growth. Third, granular effects tend to be stronger in financially closed economies.

Keywords: bank market structure, financial openness, granular effects, growth

JEL Classification: G210, E320

Suggested Citation

Bremus, Franziska and Buch, Claudia M., Granularity in Banking and Growth: Does Financial Openness Matter? (August 28, 2013). CESifo Working Paper Series No. 4356, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2317181 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2317181

Franziska Bremus

German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin) ( email )

Mohrenstraße 58
Berlin, 10117
Germany

Claudia M. Buch (Contact Author)

Deutsche Bundesbank ( email )

Wilhelm-Epstein-Str. 14
Frankfurt/Main, 60431
Germany

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