Politicians and banks: Political influen
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I. Serdar Dinç
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Article
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2005
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Elsevier Science
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English
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Government ownership of banks is very common in countries other than the United States. This paper provides cross-country, bank-level empirical evidence about political influences on these banks. It shows that government-owned banks increase their lending in election years relative to private banks.