The Politics of Financial Development: The Role of Interest Groups and Government Capabilities
Although financial development is good for long-term growth, not all countries pursue policies that render full financial development. This paper builds on an extensive political economy literature to construct a theoretical model showing that the intensity of opposition to financial development by incumbents depends on both their degree of credit dependency and the role of governments in credit markets. Empirical evidence for this claim is provided, and the results suggest that lower opposition to financial development leads to an effective increase in credit markets development only in those countries that have high government capabilities. Moreover, improvements in government capabilities have a significant impact on credit market development only in those countries where credit dependency is high (thus, opposition is low). This paper therefore contributes to this rich literature by providing a unified account of credit market development that includes two of its main determinants, traditionally considered in isolation.
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| Format: | Working Papers biblioteca |
| Language: | English |
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Inter-American Development Bank
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| Subjects: | Financial Policy, Investment, D72 - Political Processes: Rent-Seeking Lobbying Elections Legislatures and Voting Behavior, G10 - General Financial Markets: General, G18 - Government Policy and Regulation, G20 - Financial Institutions and Services: General, G38 - Government Policy and Regulation, O10 - Economic Development: General, IDB-WP-207, |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.18235/0010996 https://publications.iadb.org/en/politics-financial-development-role-interest-groups-and-government-capabilities |
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