Foreign Banks in Poor Countries: Theory and Evidence
49 Pages Posted: 3 Feb 2006
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Foreign Banks in Poor Countries: Theory and Evidence
Foreign Banks in Poor Countries: Theory and Evidence
Foreign Banks in Poor Countries: Theory and Evidence
Date Written: January 2006
Abstract
We study how foreign bank penetration affects financial sector development in poor countries. A theoretical model shows that when foreign banks are better at monitoring high-end customers than domestic banks, their entry benefits those customers but may hurt other customers and worsen welfare. The model also predicts that credit to the private sector should be lower in countries with more foreign bank penetration. In the empirical section, we show that, in poor countries, a stronger foreign bank presence is robustly associated with less credit to the private sector both in cross-sectional and panel tests. In addition, in countries with more foreign bank penetration credit growth is slower and there is less access to credit. We find no adverse effects of foreign bank presence in more advanced countries.
Keywords: Financial development, low income countries, foreign banks
JEL Classification: G21, O16
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