Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/46905 
Year of Publication: 
1997
Citation: 
[Publisher:] Institut für Weltwirtschaft (IfW) [Place:] Kiel [Year:] 1997
Series/Report no.: 
Kiel Working Paper No. 802
Publisher: 
Kiel Institute of World Economics (IfW), Kiel
Abstract: 
In the discussion about the structure and evolution of financial systems, the US separated and the German universal banking system are commonly considered as antipodes. This paper shows that the differences in the role of banks in these two economies are less pronounced than the conventional wisdom suggests. Furthermore, prevailing differences can be explained by a number of factors other than banking regulations. Hence, the distinction which is commonly drawn between universal and separated banking systems can be misleading and tends to underrate the ongoing convergence between the systems.
JEL: 
G1
G2
G32
Document Type: 
Working Paper
Document Version: 
Digitized Version

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