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Trade in Financial Services: Procompetitive Effects and Growth PerformanceJoseph F. FrancoisJohannes Kepler University Linz; Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR); Vienna Institute of International Economic Studies (WIIW); University of Adelaide - School of Economics Ludger SchuknechtEuropean Central Bank (ECB) May 1999 CEPR Working Paper No. 2144 Abstract: In this paper we explore linkages between financial services trade and growth. We offer a formalization of the argument that trade, through the fostering of financial market integration, may yield important long-run effects related to increased competition. The relationships formalized here link long-run economic performance to scale economies and cost structures in the financial services sector, and to market concentration in the sector. We first develop an analytical model. This motivates an econometric exercise. Cross-country growth regressions point to a strong positive relationship between financial sector competition and financial sector openness, and between growth and financial sector competition.
JEL Classification: F13, F40, F43 working papers seriesDate posted: September 23, 1999Suggested CitationContact Information
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