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Financial Supervision: Integrated or Specialized? The case of Latin America and the Caribbean

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  • Edgardo Demaestri
  • Federico Guerrero

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This paper discusses the relative merits of the two approaches of financial regulation and supervision for the case of Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). In doing so, it reviews the main arguments advanced in the specialized literature in pro and against of each approach. All the theoretical arguments are contrasted with available country experiences from around the world and discussed with a focus on the Latin American and Caribbean countries. A methodology to analyze the efficacy and the efficiency of each approach in meeting the main objectives of financial regulation is also provided. The paper concludes that in the present circumstances, the net benefits of adopting an integrated approach probably exceed the net benefits stemming from the adoption of a specialized approach for most of the countries in the region.

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  • Edgardo Demaestri & Federico Guerrero, 2005. "Financial Supervision: Integrated or Specialized? The case of Latin America and the Caribbean," Financial Markets, Institutions & Instruments, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 14(2), pages 43-106, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:finmar:v:14:y:2005:i:2:p:43-106
    DOI: 10.1111/j.0963-8008.2005.00080.x
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