Foreign banks in poor countries : theory and evidence /

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 highend customers than domestic banks, their entry benefits those customers but may hurt other customers and worsen welfare. The mo...

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Main Authors: Detragiache, Enrica (Author), Tressel, Thierry (Author), Gupta, Poonam (Author)
Corporate Author: International Monetary Fund. Research Department
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: [Washington, D.C.] : International Monetary Fund, Research Dept., 2006
Series:IMF working paper ; WP/06/18.
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Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central