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Government Intervention in the French Financial System

In: Competition and Regulation in Financial Markets

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  • Florin Aftalion
  • Alain Siaens

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The main reason for the existence of financial systems is intermediation between savers and investors. Financial intermediaries channel funds from economic units which are ready to lend to other units which would like to borrow. Assessments about how well intermediation is achieved are made in general on the basis of allocation efficiency (how well the system matches lenders and borrowers; there should be nobody ready to lend at rates below the market rate or ready to borrow at rates above the market rate) and cost efficiency (which is the amount of funds diverted from lenders and borrowers for the functioning of the system).

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  • Florin Aftalion & Alain Siaens, 1981. "Government Intervention in the French Financial System," Palgrave Macmillan Books, in: Albert Verheirstraeten (ed.), Competition and Regulation in Financial Markets, chapter 7, pages 157-174, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:palchp:978-1-349-05585-2_7
    DOI: 10.1007/978-1-349-05585-2_7
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