Liquidity Creation, Investment, and Growth

Journal of Economic Growth

69 Pages Posted: 16 Jul 2020 Last revised: 30 Sep 2022

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Thorsten Beck

City University London - The Business School; European University Institute; Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)

Robin Döttling

Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University; Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM)

Thomas Lambert

Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University; Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM)

Mathijs A. van Dijk

Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR)

Date Written: June 24, 2020

Abstract

Using panel analysis for a large cross-section of countries, we find that liquidity creation by banks is positively associated with economic growth at country and industry levels. Liquidity creation boosts tangible, but not intangible investment and does not contribute to growth in countries with a high share of industries reliant on intangible assets. These findings are consistent with a theoretical model in which liquidity creation fosters investment only if it is sufficiently tangible. Our results shed light on important heterogeneities in the role of banks in the economic development process and their limited role in countries’ transition to knowledge economies.

Keywords: Asset tangibility, banking sector development, economic growth, investment, liquidity creation

JEL Classification: E22, G21, O16, O40

Suggested Citation

Beck, Thorsten and Döttling, Robin and Lambert, Thomas and van Dijk, Mathijs A., Liquidity Creation, Investment, and Growth (June 24, 2020). Journal of Economic Growth, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3634574 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3634574

Thorsten Beck

City University London - The Business School ( email )

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Robin Döttling

Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University ( email )

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Thomas Lambert (Contact Author)

Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University ( email )

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Mathijs A. Van Dijk

Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) ( email )

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Netherlands

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