Should Banks Be Narrowed? /

Over the past seventy years, the proposal to narrow the scope of banks has occurred more and more frequently in financial debates and research. Narrow banking would prevent deposit-issuing banks from lending to the private sector and restrict nonbank intermediaries from funding investments with dema...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Bossone, Biaggio
Formato: Revista
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2001.
Colección:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2001/159
Acceso en línea:Full text available on IMF
LEADER 01749cas a2200241 a 4500
001 AALejournalIMF008018
008 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d
020 |c 5.00 USD 
020 |z 9781451857672 
022 |a 1018-5941 
040 |a BD-DhAAL  |c BD-DhAAL 
100 1 |a Bossone, Biaggio. 
245 1 0 |a Should Banks Be Narrowed? /  |c Biaggio Bossone. 
264 1 |a Washington, D.C. :  |b International Monetary Fund,  |c 2001. 
300 |a 1 online resource (34 pages) 
490 1 |a IMF Working Papers 
500 |a <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required 
500 |a <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required 
506 |a Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students 
520 3 |a Over the past seventy years, the proposal to narrow the scope of banks has occurred more and more frequently in financial debates and research. Narrow banking would prevent deposit-issuing banks from lending to the private sector and restrict nonbank intermediaries from funding investments with demand deposits. Proponents of narrow banking defend it as a step toward greater financial stability and efficiency. This study reviews the literature on the subject, contrasts the concept of narrow banking with contemporary banking theories, and evaluates the potential consequences of narrow banking on finance and the real economy. The study also runs an empirical exercise to estimate the costs of bank narrowness and draws policy conclusions. 
538 |a Mode of access: Internet 
830 0 |a IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ;  |v No. 2001/159 
856 4 0 |z Full text available on IMF  |u http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/2001/159/001.2001.issue-159-en.xml  |z IMF e-Library