Politics, Investor Protection and Competition

ECGI - Finance Working Paper No. 162/2007

Tinbergen Institute Discussion Paper No. 07-006/2

42 Pages Posted: 20 Jan 2007

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Enrico C. Perotti

University of Amsterdam - Finance Group; Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)

Paolo F. Volpin

Drexel University - Bennett S. LeBow College of Business; Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR); European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI); City University London - Faculty of Finance

Date Written: January 2007

Abstract

External finance is critical for less established entrepreneurs, so poor investor protection can hinder competition. We model how lobbying by incumbents may reduce access to finance in countries where politicians are less accountable to voters. In a broad cross-section of countries and industries, we find that (i) the number of producers and entry rates are positively correlated with investor protection in financially dependent sectors, and (ii) countries with more accountable political institutions have better investor protection.

Keywords: Financial Development, Investor protection, Competition, Lobbying, Entry, Cost of Entry

JEL Classification: G21, G28, G32

Suggested Citation

Perotti, Enrico C. and Volpin, Paolo F., Politics, Investor Protection and Competition (January 2007). ECGI - Finance Working Paper No. 162/2007, Tinbergen Institute Discussion Paper No. 07-006/2, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=957783 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.957783

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Paolo F. Volpin

Drexel University - Bennett S. LeBow College of Business ( email )

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