Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/67408 
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Year of Publication: 
2012
Series/Report no.: 
ZEW Discussion Papers No. 12-080
Publisher: 
Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW), Mannheim
Abstract: 
This paper analyses fundamental location factors for the financial industry by investigating the economic significance of market participants' assessments of location factors and country-specific characteristics over time. A unique data set allows studying the locational attractiveness of financial centers before, during, and after the recent financial crisis. The results reveal that especially dense networks in cluster concentration and governmental support strongly determine a location's attractiveness for financial institutions, whereas a specialized pool of labor alone without concentration and the level of taxation seem not to be relevant. Financial centers with a strong home market benefit during times of crisis in contrast to offshore centers and vice versa. Overall, financial centers' attractiveness varies over time, while the decisive location factors stay the same. The findings are not hinged by differences in market participants' socio-economic backgrounds. Investment fund companies seem to value the attractiveness of a financial center much more than banks, insurance companies, and corporates do.
Subjects: 
Financial Crisis
Financial Center
Government Policy
JEL: 
G01
G20
G28
D22
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Document Type: 
Working Paper

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