01887cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF015867 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781513511764 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Katagiri, Mitsuru. Credit Misallocation and Economic Growth in Vietnam / Mitsuru Katagiri. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2019. 1 online resource (22 pages) IMF Working Papers <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students The legacy of non-performing loans and high opportunity cost of government financing of bank recapitalization impeded the efficiency of financial intermediation and are an important policy issue in Vietnam. This paper presents a theoretical and empirical analysis of the issue. An empirical analysis using corporate data indicates credit misallocation between state owned enterprises and private firms in Vietnam. On the theoretical side, a micro-founded banking model is embedded in a political economy setting to assess the factors determining the size of bank recapitalization and its effects on the efficiency of financial intermediation, economic growth and welfare. The analysis suggests that recapitalization depends on an array of factors, including the tightness of the government budget and the decision maker's concern for the favored sector. Mode of access: Internet IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2019/189 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/2019/189/001.2019.issue-189-en.xml IMF e-Library