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Economic Information and Finance : More Information Means More Credit, Fewer Bad Loans, and Less Corruption

This paper builds on recent work that shows how financial sector outcomes are affected by the provision of information by financial and other entities. In particular, it shows that an indicator of economic transparency is positively related to high...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Islam, Roumeen
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
ACCOUNTABILITY
ACCOUNTING
ADVERSE SELECTION
AGENTS
AUDITORS
AUDITS
BANK FAILURES
BANK LENDING
BANK LOANS
BANK PROFITS
BANK RELATIONSHIPS
BANK RUNS
BANKRUPTCY
BANKS
BORROWING
CAPITALIZATION
CENTRAL BANKS
CENTRALIZATION
COVERAGE
CREDIT MARKETS
CREDIT RATIONING
CREDIT RISK
DEBT
DECISIONMAKING
DEFAULT RISK
DEMAND CURVE
DEPOSIT INSURANCE
DEPOSITORS
DEPOSITS
ECONOMIC CONDITIONS
ECONOMIC INFORMATION
ECONOMIC OUTCOMES
ECONOMIC SITUATION
ETHNIC GROUPS
EXCHANGE RATES
EXPECTED RETURN
EXPECTED RETURNS
EXPENDITURES
EXPORTS
EXTERNAL FINANCING
EXTERNALITIES
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
FINANCIAL INTERMEDIARIES
FINANCIAL MARKETS
FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE
FINANCIAL SECTOR
FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
GDP
GROWTH RATE
HOUSING
IMPERFECT INFORMATION
INFLATION
INFLATION RATE
INFORMATION ASYMMETRY
INFORMATION DISCLOSURE
INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
INSURANCE
INSURANCE MARKETS
INTEREST RATE
INTEREST RATES
LABOR MARKETS
LAWS
MACROECONOMIC CONDITIONS
MONEY SUPPLY
MORAL HAZARD
MORTGAGE LOANS
PENALTIES
PERFECT INFORMATION
PORTFOLIO
PORTFOLIOS
PROBABILITY OF DEFAULT
PROFITABILITY
PROPERTY RIGHTS
PUBLIC GOOD
RECIPROCITY
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
RISK MANAGEMENT
RISK PROFILES
SECURITIES
SOLVENCY
SUPERVISORY AGENCIES
SUPERVISORY SYSTEM
TRANSPARENCY
UNEMPLOYMENT
WAGE RATES
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/06/7711498/economic-information-finance-more-information-means-more-credit-fewer-bad-loans-less-corruption
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7398

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/06/7711498/economic-information-finance-more-information-means-more-credit-fewer-bad-loans-less-corruption
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7398

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