Neugebauer, Katja (2011) Banks in space: does distance really affect cross-border banking. IAW-Diskussionspapiere (70). IAW, Tübingen, Germany.
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During the last years, gravity equations have leapt from the trade literature over into the literature on financial markets. Martin and Rey (2004) were the first to provide a theoretical model for cross-border asset trade, yielding a structural gravity equation that could be tested empirically. In this paper, I use a gravity model to evaluate factors that affect cross-border banking. Furthermore, I extend the baseline model to allow for third-country effects, which have been shown to atter for international trade, using spatial econometric techniques. I try to answer the following question: First, is there a spatial dimension in cross-border banking? Second, if so, has it changed over time, and third, what happens if this spatial dimension is ignored? I use bilateral data on cross-border banking assets for 15 countries over the time period 1995-2005, and I estimate cross-section regressions for each year. I find strong evidence for a spatial dimension in crossborder banking. Furthermore, the direct effect of distance decreases signficantly when applying spatial econometric techniques.
| Item Type: | Monograph (Working Paper) |
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| Official URL: | http://www.iaw.edu |
| Additional Information: | © 2011 IAW |
| Divisions: | Systemic Risk Centre |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HG Finance H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology |
| JEL classification: | G - Financial Economics > G1 - General Financial Markets > G10 - General G - Financial Economics > G1 - General Financial Markets > G15 - International Financial Markets G - Financial Economics > G2 - Financial Institutions and Services > G21 - Banks; Other Depository Institutions; Micro Finance Institutions; Mortgages |
| Date Deposited: | 10 Jun 2014 16:34 |
| Last Modified: | 11 Dec 2024 19:06 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/57025 |
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