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China’s shadow banking sector: beneficial or harmful to economic growth?

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  • James R. Barth
  • Tong Li
  • Wen Shi
  • Pei Xu

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Purpose - – The purpose of this paper is to examine recent developments pertaining to China’s shadow banking sector. Shadow banking has the potential not only to be a beneficial contributor to continued economic growth, but also to contribute to systematic instability if not properly monitored and regulated. An assessment is made in this paper as to whether shadow banking is beneficial or harmful to China’s economic growth. Design/methodology/approach - – The authors start with providing an overview of shadow banking from a global perspective, with information on its recent growth and importance in selected countries. The authors then focus directly on China’s shadow banking sector, with information on the various entities and activities that comprise the sector. Specifically, the authors examine the interconnections between shadow banking and regular banking in China and the growth in shadow banking to overall economic growth, the growth in the money supply and the growth in commercial bank assets. Findings - – Despite the wide range in the estimates, the trend in the size of shadow banking in China has been upward over the examined period. There are significant interconnections between the shadow banking sector and the commercial banking sector. Low deposit rate and high reserve requirement ratios have been the major factors driving its growth. Shadow banking has been a contributor, along with money growth, to economic growth. Practical implications - – The authors argue that shadow banking may prove useful by diversifying China’s financial sector and providing greater investments and savings opportunities to consumers and businesses throughout the country, if the risks of shadow banking are adequately monitored and controlled. Originality/value - – To the authors’ knowledge, this paper is among the few to systematically evaluate the influence of shadow banking on China’s economic growth.

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  • James R. Barth & Tong Li & Wen Shi & Pei Xu, 2015. "China’s shadow banking sector: beneficial or harmful to economic growth?," Journal of Financial Economic Policy, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, vol. 7(4), pages 421-445, November.
  • Handle: RePEc:eme:jfeppp:v:7:y:2015:i:4:p:421-445
    DOI: 10.1108/JFEP-07-2015-0043
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    Cited by:

    1. An, Ping & Yu, Mengxuan, 2018. "Neglected part of shadow banking in China," International Review of Economics & Finance, Elsevier, vol. 57(C), pages 211-236.
    2. Necmi Kemal Avkiran & Lin Mi, 2017. "The Rising Systemic Importance of Chinese Banks: Should the World Be Concerned?," Australian Economic Review, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, vol. 50(4), pages 427-440, December.

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