Is small beautiful? Financial structure, size and access to finance (English)

Combining two unique data sets, this paper explores the relationship between financial structure and firms' access to financial services. Specifically, it considers the importance of three different types of financial institutions: low-end financial institutions, specialized lenders, and banks. Two findings stand out. First, dominance of the financial system by banks is associated with lower use of financial services by firms of all sizes, while low-end...

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Beck,Thorsten;

Demirgüc-Kunt, Asli;

Singer,Dorothe;
Document Date
2013/12/01
Document Type
Journal Article
Report Number
82882
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
World,
Region
Other,
Disclosure Date
2016/06/15
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
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Is small beautiful? Financial structure, size and access to finance
Keywords
access to finance

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Beck,Thorsten; Demirgüc-Kunt, Asli; Singer,Dorothe.

Is small beautiful? Financial structure, size and access to finance (English). Author accepted manuscript Washington, DC ; World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/381281528723541721

Is small beautiful? Financial structure, size and access to finance (English)

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