Degree Name
Master of Arts
Department or Program
Economics
Advisor
Watts, Alison C.
Abstract
Using banking and economic data from 2000 to 2010 for all 50 US states, this paper tests the hypothesis that commercial bank branching and commercial bank deposits both positively impact state economic growth. The results support this hypothesis, and suggest that the branching-growth nexus remains persistent even in the face of nationwide recessions and bank failures.
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