Foreign bank participation and outreach: Evidence from Mexico |
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Authors: | Thorsten Beck Maria Soledad Martinez Peria |
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Institution: | 1. Tilburg University, P.O. Box 90153, 5000 LE Tilburg, The Netherlands;2. The World Bank, 1818 H St. N.W., Room MC 3-583, Washington, DC 20433, USA |
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Abstract: | Recently, developing countries have witnessed a sharp increase in foreign bank participation. We examine the impact on banking outreach using newly gathered data for Mexico, where foreign bank participation rose from 2% to 83% of assets during 1997–2005. Country-, bank-, and bank-municipality-level estimations show a decline in the number of deposit and loan accounts. While country- and bank-level estimations indicate an increase in the share of municipalities with bank branches and in the likelihood of bank presence, bank-municipality regressions show that only rich and urban municipalities benefited. Overall, the evidence is consistent with a decline in outreach. |
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