Financial Sector Development Policy: The Importance of Reputational Capital and Governance

Posted: 16 Jun 1998

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Thomas F. Hellmann

University of Oxford - Said Business School; University of Oxford - Said Business School; European Corporate Governance Initiative

Kevin C. Murdock

McKinsey & Company and Stanford Graduate School of Business

Date Written: December 14, 1995

Abstract

This paper surveys the main policy debates on financial sector development. It provides a framework for understanding the main functions of the financial system, emphasizing informational problems and their efficient resolution through accumulation of reputational capital and the development of effective governance structures. It examines the existence of alternative financial systems and discusses the choices for developing and transitional economies. It discusses the main areas of financial policy making, such as interest rate regulation, prudential regulation and the importance of securities markets. Finally, it proposes financial restraint as a set of policies that explicitly address the formation of reputational capital and governance structures.

JEL Classification: G18, G21, G28, G32, G38, H11, O16, P51

Suggested Citation

Hellmann, Thomas F. and Murdock, Kevin C., Financial Sector Development Policy: The Importance of Reputational Capital and Governance (December 14, 1995). Sauder School of Business Working Paper, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=7176

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