Is Small Beautiful? Financial Structure, Size and Access to Finance

Is Small Beautiful? Financial Structure, Size and Access to Finance

Combining two unique data sets, this paper explores the relationship between the relative importance of different financial institutions and their average size and firms' access to financial services. Specifically, the authors explore the rela...

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Main Authors:	Beck, Thorsten, Demirgüç-Kunt, Asli, Singer, Dorothe
Format:	Policy Research Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	2012
Subjects:	ACCESS INDICATORS ACCESS TO CREDIT ACCESS TO EXTERNAL FINANCE ACCESS TO FINANCE ACCESS TO FINANCIAL SERVICES ADVANCED ECONOMIES ALTERNATIVE FINANCING BANK ASSETS BANKING SECTOR BANKING SECTOR STABILITY BANKS BUILDING SOCIETIES CAPITAL ALLOCATION CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS CASH FLOWS COMMERCIAL BANK COMMERCIAL BANKS COMMUNITY BANKING COMMUNITY BANKS CONSOLIDATION COOPERATIVES CREDIT UNIONS CURRENCY UNITS DEPOSIT DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT BANK DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION DIVERSIFICATION DUMMY VARIABLE DUMMY VARIABLES ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS EMERGING MARKET EMERGING MARKET COUNTRIES EMERGING MARKETS ENTRY BARRIERS EXCHANGE RATES EXTERNAL FINANCE EXTERNAL FINANCING FACTORING FINANCE ACCESS FINANCE COMPANIES FINANCIAL ACCESS FINANCIAL ASSETS FINANCIAL DEVELOPMENT FINANCIAL ECONOMICS FINANCIAL HISTORY FINANCIAL INSTITUTION FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FINANCIAL INTERMEDIATION FINANCIAL PRODUCTS FINANCIAL SECTOR ASSESSMENT FINANCIAL SECTOR INDICATOR FINANCIAL SECTOR INDICATORS FINANCIAL SERVICE FINANCIAL STRUCTURE FINANCIAL SYSTEM FINANCIAL SYSTEMS FINANCING NEEDS FINANCING OBSTACLES FIRM SIZE FIRM SIZES FIRMS FOREIGN INVESTOR FOREIGN INVESTORS GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT GROUP LENDING HOUSING INSURANCE INSURANCE COMPANIES INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL STATISTICS LARGE ENTERPRISES LEASING LEGAL CONSTRAINTS LENDERS LENDING TECHNIQUES LIMITED ACCESS LINE OF CREDIT LOAN LOCAL CURRENCY LOCAL MARKET MARKET STRUCTURE MARKET STRUCTURES MEDIUM ENTERPRISES MERCHANT MERCHANT BANKS MICRO-FINANCE MICROFINANCE MICROFINANCE INSTITUTIONS MINIMUM CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS NBFI NBFIS NON-BANK NONBANK INSTITUTIONS OUTREACH OVERDRAFT OVERDRAFT FACILITIES OVERDRAFT FACILITY OVERDRAFTS PENSION PENSION FUNDS POSTAL BANKS PRIVATE BANKS RISK MANAGEMENT RISK MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS RURAL BANKS SAVINGS SHARE OF BANK ASSETS SMALL BANKS SMALL BUSINESS SMALL ENTERPRISES SMALL FIRMS SME SME FINANCE SME FINANCING SME LENDING SPECIAL CREDIT SPECIAL CREDIT INSTITUTIONS SPECIALIZED BANKS SUBSIDIARIES SUBSIDIARY TRANSACTION UNDERLYING ASSETS
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