Bank branching, concentration, and local economic growth in pre-WW1 England and Wales

IF 1.2 1区历史学 Q3 ECONOMICS

European Review of Economic History Pub Date : 2020-12-29 DOI:10.1093/erehj/heaa025

W. Jansson

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Abstract

This paper explores the relationship between the spread of bank offices, banking sector concentration, and economic growth in English and Welsh counties in the four decades before WW1. During this period, banks rapidly expanded their branch networks, while banking sector concentration increased. Findings from both panel fixed effects and instrumental variable regressions suggest that an increase in the number of bank offices in English and Welsh counties had a positive impact on local economic growth. There is no evidence of banking sector concentration being negatively associated with local economic performance prior to WW1.

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一战前英格兰和威尔士的银行分支、集中度和地方经济增长

本文探讨了在第一次世界大战前的40年里，英格兰和威尔士各郡的银行办事处分布、银行业集中度和经济增长之间的关系。在此期间，银行迅速扩大其分支网络，同时银行业集中度提高。面板固定效应和工具变量回归的结果表明，英格兰和威尔士县银行办事处数量的增加对当地经济增长产生了积极影响。在第一次世界大战之前，没有证据表明银行业集中度与当地经济表现呈负相关。

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European Review of Economic History Multiple-

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2.60

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