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Innovation, Deregulation, and the Life Cycle of a Financial Service Industry
Abstract: This paper examines innovation, deregulation, and fi rm dynamics over the life cycle of the U.S. ATM and debit card industry. In doing so, we construct a dynamic equilibrium model to study how a major product innovation (introducing the new debit card function) interacted with banking deregulation drove the industry shakeout. Calibrating the model to a novel data set on ATM network entry,exit, size, and product offerings shows that our theory fits the quantitative pattern of the industry well. The model also allows us to conduct counterfactual analyses to evaluate the respective roles that innovation and deregulation played in the industry evolution.
JEL Classification: G2; L10; O30;
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Provider: Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
Part of Series: Working Paper
Publication Date: 2015-07-20
Number: 15-8
Pages: 39 pages