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Record Nr.

UNINA9910822662303321

Autore

McLoughlin Cameron

Titolo

Monetization in low- and middle-income countries / / prepared by Cameron McLoughlin and Noriaki Kinoshita

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, : International Monetary Fund, 2012

ISBN

1-4755-4184-8

1-4755-8317-6

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (25 p.)

Collana

IMF working paper ; ; 12/160

Altri autori (Persone)

KinoshitaNoriaki

Disciplina

332.1/52

Soggetti

Money - Developing countries

Financial institutions - Management

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; I. Introduction; II. Review of the Literature; A. Macroeconomic Factors Affecting Monetization; B. The Impact of Financial Sector Reforms on Financial Deepening; C. Economic Growth Effects of Financial Sector Development; III. Empirical Analysis; A. The Model and Data; B. Estimation Methodology; C. Estimation Results; IV. Conclusions; Figures; 1. Mean Monetization Ratio: Average, 1973-2005; 2. Monetization Ratio, 1970-2005; Table; 1. Descriptive Statistics; 2. Summary Statistics and Regional Means; 3. Results of Pedroni Cointegration Tests (2004); 4. Pairwise Correlations

5. Main Results: Multivariate RegressionsData Appendix Tables; A.1. Low-and Middle-Income Countries; A.2. Data Sources; References

Sommario/riassunto

The degree of an economy’s monetization, which has an important implication on economic growth, can be affected by the conduct of monetary policy, financial sector reform, and episodes of financial crises. The paper finds that monetization--measured by the ratio of broad money to nominal GDP-- in low- to middle-income countries is significantly correlated with per-capita GDP, real interest rates, and financial sector reform. It suggests that maintaining an upward momentum in monetization can be an important policy objective, particularly for low-income countries, and that monetary and financial sector policies need to be conducive to enhancing monetization.