Financial Intermediaries and Economic Development: Evidence on Transaction Costs of Borrowing by the Poor

This study, while validating the increasing role for financial intermediaries in economic development, analyzes the importance of reducing the transaction costs for financial deepening and, consequently, economic growth. It shows that higher borrowing transaction costs for the poor in particular wil...

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Main Authors: Vighneswara Swamy, B.K. Tulasimala
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universiti Utara Malaysia 2011-09-01
Series:The International Journal of Banking and Finance
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Online Access:https://www.e-journal.uum.edu.my/index.php/ijbf/article/view/8429