Abstract
Drawing on a large body of literature about the border effects on economic
integration, this paper focuses on the consequences a frontier could exert on
the local banking systems of two areas located on the Swiss-Italian boundary,
over the years between the First and Second World War. It then compares
the Italian province of Como and the Swiss canton of Tessin, highlighting
the specific characteristics of their banking systems and trying to clarify how their evolution has been influenced by the proximity of a political border
and by the transformations in the economic and legislative framework of
those years, with special regard to the restrictions on trade and foreign
exchanges introduced in Italy in the 1930s. Specific attention is devoted to
international trade and capital flows across the border. In conclusion, this
research tries to speculate how the two banking systems would be structured
if they were not separated by any frontier.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Foreign Financial Institutions and National Financial Systems. Studies in Banking and Financial History |
Pages | 403-447 |
Number of pages | 45 |
Publication status | Published - 2013 |
Event | 2013 EABH Annual Conference - Varsavia Duration: 7 Jun 2013 → 8 Jun 2013 |
Conference
Conference | 2013 EABH Annual Conference |
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City | Varsavia |
Period | 7/6/13 → 8/6/13 |
Keywords
- Banking History