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Banking and regional inequality in Brazil

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  • Marcos Lima
  • Marcelo Resende

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The paper investigates a neglected aspect of regional inequality in Brazil, namely regional inequalities related to financial flows. A synthetic regional financial inequality index is proposed and calculated in a semester basis over the 02-1994/02-2000 period. The inequality measure attempts to capture to what extent deposits in a given state translate into credit operations in that locality. Two main results emerge. First, non-negligible inequality patterns emerge when one considers the segment of private banks and those are consistent with an important proportion of states with a predominantly exporting pattern, for which deposits surpasses loans in that locality. Second, if one focus on the segment of public banks, an opposite pattern appears,that is consistent with decision patterns that might have, in part, a regional development motivation. JEL Classification: G21; O18.

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  • Marcos Lima & Marcelo Resende, 2008. "Banking and regional inequality in Brazil," Brazilian Journal of Political Economy, Center of Political Economy, vol. 28(4), pages 669-677.
    • Handle: RePEc:ekm:repojs:v:28:y:2008:i:4:p:669-677:id:548
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    1. Ayse Ozden Birkan & Serpil Kahraman Akdogu, 2016. "The geography of financial intermediation in Turkey: 1988–2013," The Annals of Regional Science, Springer;Western Regional Science Association, vol. 57(1), pages 31-61, July.
    2. Almeida Levino, Natallya & Maia Gomes Lages, André & Jorge, Marco Antonio, 2010. "Demanda por moeda nos estados brasileiros: uma análise pós- -keynesiana em painel [Demand for money in Brazilian states: a post keynesian panel analysis]," MPRA Paper 48317, University Library of Munich, Germany, revised 25 Oct 2012.

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    Keywords

    banking; regional inequality;

    JEL classification:

    • G21 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Banks; Other Depository Institutions; Micro Finance Institutions; Mortgages
    • O18 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Urban, Rural, Regional, and Transportation Analysis; Housing; Infrastructure

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