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Financial Liberalization, Bank Market Structure, and Financial Deepening: An Interest Margin Analysis

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  • Mr. Abdourahmane Sarr

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The paper shows that commercial banks’ ability to lower deposit interest rates (market power) can increase deposit mobilization. Interest expenses saved can subsidize and lower fees on checking and branching services and thus help attract deposits. United States data illustrates the financial deepening effect of this market power. Commercial banks’ ability to lower deposit interest rates diminishes when their deposits become closer substitutes to nonbank liabilities requiring greater interest rate competition. Lack of bank deposit market power, including through capital account mobility, may lessen financial deepening.

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  • Mr. Abdourahmane Sarr, 2000. "Financial Liberalization, Bank Market Structure, and Financial Deepening: An Interest Margin Analysis," IMF Working Papers 2000/038, International Monetary Fund.
    • Handle: RePEc:imf:imfwpa:2000/038
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    2. Mr. Ephraim W. Chirwa & Mr. Montfort Mlachila, 2002. "Financial Reforms and Interest Rate Spreads in the Commercial Banking System in Malawi," IMF Working Papers 2002/006, International Monetary Fund.
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    8. Winston Moore & Roland Craigwell, 2002. "Market Power and Interest Rate Spreads in the Caribbean," International Review of Applied Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 16(4), pages 391-405.
    9. Ghosh, Saibal & Narain, Aditya & Kannan, R, 2001. "Determinants of net interest margin under regulatory requirements: an econometric study," MPRA Paper 33302, University Library of Munich, Germany.

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