کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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983915 | 934102 | 2008 | 23 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |
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This paper studies the spatial relationship between traditional banking services (Banks) and alternative financial service providers (AFSPs). The main objective is to test the so-called spatial void hypothesis that AFSPs tend to locate in markets where traditional banking services are under-provided. The key question of interest here is whether or not AFSPs serve markets with significantly lower income levels than those of Banks. One of the main contributions of this paper is to develop a statistical methodology for addressing this question that builds on previous studies. The present approach is based largely on K-function analyses of both individual and paired point patterns. These Monte Carlo testing procedures are applied to Banks and AFSPs in the four-county region around Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and are also compared with previous methods. In contrast to previous work, the key finding of the present research is that there is indeed strong empirical support for the spatial void hypothesis in this Philadelphia region.
Journal: Regional Science and Urban Economics - Volume 38, Issue 3, May 2008, Pages 205–227