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The efficiency implications of financial conglomeration

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This paper studies the competitive and efficiency implications of financial conglomeration driven by cost-efficiency gains in monitoring credit and insurance customers.The analysis shows that conglomeration is conducive to tougher competition in the credit market and increases profit in insurance.The aggregate profit in the financial sector does not increase, because the conglomerates pass the cost-efficiency gains on to the borrowers in full.More competitive market for financial services also reduces the aggregate risk in the financial markets, indicating that capital requirements in both sectors should be lower in the presence of financial conglomerates

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  • Mälkönen, Ville, 2004. "The efficiency implications of financial conglomeration," Bank of Finland Research Discussion Papers 17/2004, Bank of Finland.
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    Keywords

    financial conglomerates; banking; insurance; capital regulation;
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    JEL classification:

    • G21 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Banks; Other Depository Institutions; Micro Finance Institutions; Mortgages
    • G22 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Insurance; Insurance Companies; Actuarial Studies
    • G38 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Government Policy and Regulation
    • L40 - Industrial Organization - - Antitrust Issues and Policies - - - General

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