Private credit in 129 countries
By: Simeon Djankov, Caralee McLiesh, Andrei Shleifer.
Contributors: McLiesh, Caralee.; Shleifer, Andrei.; National Bureau of Economic Research.
Series: NBER working paper series ;; working paper 11078; Working paper series (National Bureau of Economic Research : Online) ;; working paper no. 11078.
Publisher: National Bureau of Economic Research
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Cambridge, MA
Language: eng
Format: Electronic resource
Subjects: Commercial credit.; Credit.
Description: "We investigate cross-country determinants of private credit, using new data on legal creditor rights and private and public credit registries in 129 countries.  We find that both creditor protection through the legal system and information sharing institutions are associated with higher ratios of private credit to GDP, but that the former is relatively more important in the richer countries.  An analysis of legal reforms also shows that improvements in creditor rights and in information sharing precede faster credit growth.  We also find that creditor rights are extremely stable over time, contrary to the convergence hypothesis.  Finally, we find that legal origins are an important determinant of both creditor rights and information sharing institutions"--National Bureau of Economic Research web site.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
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