Download data for Namibia, Nigeria and Germany from the World Bank's Global Financial Development database (codes are given below) for the period 2010 to 2014. Also download data for the three countries on real GDP per capita (current US$) for the same period from the World Development Indicators database, and present the all data in a table. Use the data to analyze the whether the three financial systems are bank-based or market-based. (Your write up should not exceed one and half typed pages).

Financial system structure in terms of:

Structure-Activity:

1) Total value traded ratio, which equals the value of domestic equities traded on domestic exchanges divided by GDP (%). (code: gfdddm02)

2) Bank credit ratio, which equals private credit by deposit money banks and other financial institutions to GDP (%). (code: gfdddi12)

Structure-Size:

1) Stock market capitalization ratio, which equals the value of domestic equities listed on domestic exchanges divided by GDP (%). (code: gfdddm01)

2) Bank credit ratio, which equals private credit by deposit money banks and other financial institutions to GDP (%). (code: gfdddi12)

Structure-Efficiency:

1) Total value traded ratio, which equals the value of domestic equities traded on domestic exchanges divided by GDP (%).(code: gfdddm02)

2) Bank interest margins, measured as the value of banks' net interest revenue as a share of average interest earning assets (%). (code:gfddei01)

Required:

1) Calculate averages for all your variables for each country. (5 marks)

2) Calculate the ratio of total value traded ratio to bank credit ratio for each country, andinterpret your answers.


3) Calculate the ratio of stock market capitalization ratio to bank credit ratio for eachcountry, and interpret your answers.

4) Calculate the ratio of total value traded ratio to bank interest margins for each country,and interpret them.

5) Explain what happens to the structure of the financial system as countries becomericher. Are there any observable patterns?

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