Financial transaction tax and banking margins : an empirical note for Colombia

Number: 
909
Published: 
Classification JEL: 
G12, G21, G28, H21
Keywords: 
Human capital agglomeration, Social returns, Private returns, Externalities, Uncertainty, Fiscal policy

Taxes on financial transactions have been especially controversial because of their potential effects on banking disintermediation. A modality of such taxes (Bank Debit Tax, BDT) was introduced in Colombia since the late nineties. Using monthly panel data