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A New Database on the Structure and Development of the Financial Sector |
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| Authors: | Beck Thorsten; Demirguc-Kunt Asli; Levine Ross |
| Institution: | Financial Sector Policy and Strategy Group at the World Bank tbeck{at}vorldbank.org lead economist with the Development Research Group at the World Bank ademirguckunt{at}worldbank.org the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota rlevine{at}csom.umn.edu |
| Abstract: | This article introduces a new database of indicators of financialstructure and financial development across countries and overtime. The database is unique in that it combines a wide varietyof indicators that measure the size, activity, and efficiencyof financial intermediaries and markets. It improves on previousefforts by presenting data on the public share of commercialbanks, introducing indicators of the size and activity of nonbankfinancial institutions, and constructing measures of the sizeof bond and primary equity markets. |
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