Bond markets and banks in inter-war Japan

Kasuya, Makoto (2007) Bond markets and banks in inter-war Japan. IS (521). Suntory and Toyota International Centres for Economics and Related Disciplines, London, UK.

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Abstract

Issues of bonds increased in inter-war Japan, the main investors in bonds being banks because demand for loans declined in this period. Banks that were more tolerant of risks (that is, whose capital ratio was higher) made a larger amount of loans, which were riskier than bonds. While national bonds were traded actively in secondary markets, local bonds, corporate bonds, and bank debentures were not traded actively during this period. After the formation of cartels of banks and securities firms for bond underwriting and trading during the Great Depression, bond trading in secondary markets diminished, except for national bonds.

Item Type:	Monograph (Discussion Paper)
Official URL:	http://sticerd.lse.ac.uk
Additional Information:	© 2007 Makoto Kasuya
Divisions:	STICERD
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HC Economic History and Conditions
Date Deposited:	09 Jul 2008 18:03
Last Modified:	13 Sep 2024 20:06
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/6873

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