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The Efficiency of Capital Allocation: Do Bank Regulations Matter?

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  • Viral V. Acharya

    (London Business School, Center for Economic Research - CEPR, NYU Stern - Leonard N. Stern School of Business - NYU - New York University [New York] - NYU - NYU System)

  • Jean Imbs

    (Center for Economic Research - CEPR, PSE - Paris School of Economics - UP1 - Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne - ENS-PSL - École normale supérieure - Paris - PSL - Université Paris sciences et lettres - EHESS - École des hautes études en sciences sociales - ENPC - École des Ponts ParisTech - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique - INRAE - Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement, CES - Centre d'économie de la Sorbonne - UP1 - Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)

  • Jason Sturgess

    (GU - Georgetown University [Washington])

Abstract

We document that the deregulation of bank branching restrictions in the United States triggered a reallocation across sectors, with end effects on state-level volatility. The change cannot be explained simply by shifts in sector-level returns and volatility. A reallocation effect is at play, which we study in the context of mean-variance portfolio theory applied to sectoral returns. We find the reallocation is particularly strong in sectors characterized by young, small and external finance dependent firms, and for states that have a larger share of such sectors. The findings suggest that improving bank access to branching affects the sectoral specialization of output, in a manner that depends on the variance-covariance properties of sectoral returns, rather than on their average only.

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  • Viral V. Acharya & Jean Imbs & Jason Sturgess, 2011. "The Efficiency of Capital Allocation: Do Bank Regulations Matter?," Post-Print hal-00612321, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:hal-00612321
    DOI: 10.1093/rof/rfq009
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    Cited by:

    1. George M. von Furstenberg & Ulf von Kalckreuth, 2007. "Dependence on External Finance by Manufacturing Sector: Examining the Measure and its Properties," Economie Internationale, CEPII research center, issue 111, pages 55-80.
    2. Mr. Kenichi Ueda & Mr. Stijn Claessens, 2008. "Banks and Labor as Stakeholders: Impact on Economic Performance," IMF Working Papers 2008/229, International Monetary Fund.

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