Financial institutions and the wealth of nations: tales of development

Tong, Jian and Chenggang, Xu (2004) Financial institutions and the wealth of nations: tales of development. . Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Disciplines, London, UK.

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Abstract

Interactions between economic development and financial development are studied by looking at the roles of financial institutions in selecting R&D projects (including for both imitation and innovation). Financial development is regarded as the evolution of the financing regimes. The effectiveness of R&D selection mechanisms depends on the institutions and the development stages of an economy. At higher development stages a financing regime with ex post selection capacity is more effective for innovation. However, this regime requires more decentralized decision-making, which in turn depend on contract enforcement. A financing regime with more centralized decision-making is less affected by contract enforcement but has no ex post selection capacity. Depending on the legal institutions, economies in equilibrium choose regimes that lead to different steady-state development levels. The financing regime of an economy also affects development dynamics through a 'convergence effect' and a 'growth intertia effect'. A backward economy with a financing regime with centralized decision-making may catch up rapidly when the convergence effect and the growth inertia effect are in the same direction. However, this regime leads to large development cycles at later development stages. Empirical implications are discussed.

Item Type:	Monograph (Discussion Paper)
Official URL:	http://sticerd.lse.ac.uk/
Additional Information:	© 2004 by the authors
Divisions:	Economics
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HG Finance H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory
JEL classification:	K - Law and Economics > K0 - General G - Financial Economics > G0 - General O - Economic Development, Technological Change, and Growth > O3 - Technological Change; Research and Development P - Economic Systems > P0 - General O - Economic Development, Technological Change, and Growth > O4 - Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity O - Economic Development, Technological Change, and Growth > O1 - Economic Development
Date Deposited:	06 Mar 2008 12:06
Last Modified:	11 Dec 2024 18:39
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/3745

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