Does economic structure determine financial structure?

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Allen, Franklin; Bartiloro, Laura; Gu, Xian; Kowalewski, Oskar
• 署名单位: Imperial College London; European Central Bank; Bank of Italy; Central University of Finance & Economics; IESEG School of Management; Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS); CNRS - Institute for Humanities & Social Sciences (INSHS); Universite Paris Cite
• 刊物名称: JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0022-1996
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jinteco.2018.08.004
• 发表日期: 2018
• 页码: 389-409
• 关键词: financial system; Economic structure

摘要

In this paper, we examine the relationship between the structure of the real economy and a country's financial system. We consider whether the development of the real economic structure can predict the direction of evolution of a country's financial structure. Using data for 108 countries, we find a significant relationship between real economic structure and financial structure. Next, we exploit shocks to the economies in India, Finland and Sweden, and South Korea and show that changes in the economic structure of a country influence the evolution of its financial system. This suggests that financial institutions and capital markets change in response to the structure of industries. (C) 2018 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.