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Financial Liberalization, Credit Market Dynamism, and Allocative Efficiency

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  • ANA MARÍA HERRERA
  • RAOUL MINETTI
  • MATTHEW SCHAFFER

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We investigate the effects of financial liberalization on the dynamism of the credit market. We measure interfirm credit reallocation in the U.S. states following a methodology akin to Davis and Haltiwanger (1992). We then exploit the staggered liberalization of the credit markets of the U.S. states to identify an exogenous shock to the credit reallocation process. The liberalization intensified credit reallocation in the states, even within narrowly defined groups of continuing firms, while leaving credit growth essentially unaltered. The results suggest that the increased credit market dynamism enhanced the allocation of funds to productive firms and total factor productivity growth.

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  • Ana María Herrera & Raoul Minetti & Matthew Schaffer, 2025. "Financial Liberalization, Credit Market Dynamism, and Allocative Efficiency," Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, Blackwell Publishing, vol. 57(6), pages 1559-1596, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:jmoncb:v:57:y:2025:i:6:p:1559-1596
    DOI: 10.1111/jmcb.13203
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