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Finance: Economic Lifeblood or Toxin?

In: The Social Value of the Financial Sector Too Big to Fail or Just Too Big?

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  • Marco Pagano

    (University of Naples Federico II, Italy and EIEF,Italy and CSEF, Italy)

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The following sections are included:IntroductionA Mixed Record: The LiteratureThe Bright SideThe Dark SideShadow banks and securitizationLow Interest Rates and the Fall in Credit StandardsThe Nonlinear Effect of Financial Development: Some EvidenceNonlinear Effect on Long-Run GrowthNonlinear Effects on Bank Solvency and Systemic StabilityWhy Didn’t Regulation Prevent Financial Hypertrophy?“Sins of Omission:” Neglecting Financial Innovation and Changing Incentives“Sins of Commission:” The Role of PoliticsReferences

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  • Marco Pagano, 2013. "Finance: Economic Lifeblood or Toxin?," World Scientific Book Chapters, in: Viral V Acharya & Thorsten Beck & Douglas D Evanoff & George G Kaufman & Richard Portes (ed.), The Social Value of the Financial Sector Too Big to Fail or Just Too Big?, chapter 8, pages 109-146, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd..
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    JEL classification:

    • G01 - Financial Economics - - General - - - Financial Crises
    • G18 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Government Policy and Regulation
    • G21 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Banks; Other Depository Institutions; Micro Finance Institutions; Mortgages
    • G28 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Government Policy and Regulation
    • H81 - Public Economics - - Miscellaneous Issues - - - Governmental Loans; Loan Guarantees; Credits; Grants; Bailouts
    • O16 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Financial Markets; Saving and Capital Investment; Corporate Finance and Governance

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