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Differences in African banking systems: causes and consequences
Jönköping University, Sweden;University of Rwanda, Rwanda.
Jönköping University, Sweden;DIW Berlin, Germany;CERBE, Italy.
Jönköping University, Sweden;CESIS, Sweden.ORCID iD: 0000-0001-5776-9396
2021 (English)In: Journal of Institutional Economics, ISSN 1744-1374, E-ISSN 1744-1382, Vol. 17, no 4, p. 561-581Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

This paper links banking system development to the colonial and legal history of African countries. Based on a sample of 40 African countries from 2000 to 2018, our empirical findings show a significant dependence of current financial institutions on the inherited legal origin and the colonization type. Findings also reveal that current financial legal institutions are not major determinants of banking system development, and that institutional development and governance quality are more important. A high share of government spending relative to GDP also positively affects banking system development in African countries.

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Cambridge University Press, 2021. Vol. 17, no 4, p. 561-581
Keywords [en]
banking systems, colonial history, correlated random effects model, financial institutions, legal origin, G21, G38, G39, K15, K40, K54, Economics, Nationalekonomi
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Economics
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Economy, Economics
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URN: urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-107990DOI: 10.1017/S174413742100014XISI: 000669695300003Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85102375137OAI: oai:DiVA.org:lnu-107990DiVA, id: diva2:1611138
Available from: 2021-11-13 Created: 2021-11-13 Last updated: 2024-09-03Bibliographically approved

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