Competition in the Financial Sector : Overview of Competition Policies /

As in other sectors, competition in finance matters for allocative, productive and dynamic efficiency. Theory suggests, however, that unfettered competition is not first best given the special features of finance. I review these analytics and describe how to assess the degree of competition in marke...

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Auteur principal: Claessens, Stijn
Format: Revue
Langue:English
Publié: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2009.
Collection:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2009/045
Accès en ligne:Full text available on IMF