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Legal systems and bank development

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  • O. Emre Ergungor

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In some countries, banks are firms? key source of financing. In others, firms look mainly to credit markets to meet their financial needs. Why should this be so? New research suggests that a country?s legal tradition strongly influences which financial system becomes dominant there.

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  • O. Emre Ergungor, 2002. "Legal systems and bank development," Economic Commentary, Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, issue Feb.
    • Handle: RePEc:fip:fedcec:y:2002:i:feb1
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    Finance; Banking law;

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