Evolution and Revolution in the Argentine Banking System Under Convertibility: The Roles of Crises and Path Dependence

38 Pages Posted: 14 Sep 2000

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Lee J. Alston

Indiana University; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)

Andres A. Gallo

University of North Florida - Dept. of Economics

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Date Written: May 2000

Abstract

We provide an analytical narrative of the political and economic causes and consequences of institutional changes in the Argentine banking system. We devote most of our attention to the privatization of the provincial banks. Our story differs from the prevailing wisdom in its stress on the key roles played by convertibility and an independent Central Bank rather than the Fondo Fiduciario.

JEL Classification: E52, G21, G28

Suggested Citation

Alston, Lee J. and Gallo, Andres, Evolution and Revolution in the Argentine Banking System Under Convertibility: The Roles of Crises and Path Dependence (May 2000). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=235852 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.235852

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