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The Impact of Financial Transactions Taxes on Money Demand in Colombia

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  • Marcela Giraldo
  • Brian W. Buckles

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Some countries in Latin America have introduced a tax on bank withdrawals in order to increase revenue. The debit tax has usually been levied in periods of economic turbulence. This paper analyzes the effects of such a tax on real cash holdings and on balances of different types of bank accounts in Colombia. The paper analyzes data for the period 1994 to 2007 and then verifies the robustness of the model using only the data from 2000 to 2007, thereby eliminating the economic crisis of the late 1990s. The results show that even though the tax caused a decrease in checking account balances, the changes produced in total balances of real cash after 2001 cannot be attributed to the debit tax. However, an increase in the rate of growth of savings account balances can be attributed to it, suggesting a substitution from checking toward savings accounts.

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  • Marcela Giraldo & Brian W. Buckles, 2011. "The Impact of Financial Transactions Taxes on Money Demand in Colombia," Latin American Journal of Economics-formerly Cuadernos de Economía, Instituto de Economía. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile., vol. 48(1), pages 65-88.
    • Handle: RePEc:ioe:cuadec:v:48:y:2011:i:1:p:65-88
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    1. Sergio Clavijo, 2005. "Tributación, Equidad y Eficiencia en Colombia: Guía para Salir de un Sistema Amalgamado," Borradores de Economia 325, Banco de la Republica de Colombia.
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    1. Ignacio Lozano-Espitia & Hernando Vargas-Herrera & Norberto Rodríguez-Niño, 2017. "Financial transaction tax and banking margins: An empirical note for Colombia," Revista ESPE - Ensayos Sobre Política Económica, Banco de la República, vol. 35(83), pages 154-160, June.

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    Keywords

    Debit tax; banking; Latin America; transaction tax; money demand;
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    JEL classification:

    • G21 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Banks; Other Depository Institutions; Micro Finance Institutions; Mortgages
    • H20 - Public Economics - - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue - - - General
    • N26 - Economic History - - Financial Markets and Institutions - - - Latin America; Caribbean
    • E41 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Money and Interest Rates - - - Demand for Money

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