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Cambridge Finance Workshop Series are usually held on Thursdays during term time. The workshops are an opportunity for those working in finance to present their latest results or papers.

Fabio Braggion is associate professor of Finance at Tilburg University and an European Banking Center and CentER fellow.

Fabio Braggion

The provisional title of the paper is: "The Economic Impact of a Bank Oligopoly: Britain at the Turn of the 20th Century".

Abstract: We investigate the impact of the formation of the "Big 5" highly concentrated banking market in England and Wales. By 1920 five banks controlled 80% of the deposit base, following several decades of mergers and acquisitions and aggressive branch expansion. Borrowers in the counties that experienced higher bank concentration received smaller loan, had to post more collateral, and were granted loans of shorter duration.In those high concentration counties, the quality of loan applicants had improved, which suggests that it is likely the oligopoly restricted credit, rather than changing the quality of loan applicants. We find signs that bank concentration negatively impacted local economies. Counties with a more concentrated banking system generated lower tax revenues and experienced slower firm incorporation.


Date: 
Thursday, 13 November, 2014 - 17:00 to 18:00
Contact name: 
Kat Ndrepepaj
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01223768129
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Event location: 
Cambridge Judge Business School, Room W4.03
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