Historical Statistics of Chile Volume V: Money Banking and Financial Services: 5

This volume is a six-part systematic comprehensive and up-to-date presentation description and methodological analysis of two hundred and forty-nine tables of statistics and related qualitative evidence on money banking and financial services in Chile. Part I on money deals with the historical statistics and related qualitative evidence needed to understand the monetary history of Chile from 1749 until the establishment of the Central Bank during 1925-6. Part II on the banking system presents information on the assets and liabilities of Chilean commercial banks during 1857-1900 and historical statistics of the Bank of Chile. Part III on capital markets contains extensive historical statistics on savings mortgages credit and stocks and bonds especially for the pre-1930 period. It also includes a description and analysis of credit asphyxia during 1940-1965. Part IV contains monetary statistics according to the old and new definitions of the Central Bank of Chile for the period 1960-1981. Part V contains detailed historical statistics on interest rates and the cost of credit for all or part of the 1848-1984 period. It also presents a theory of financial services which explains the contribution to income by the financial sector and the seeds of a theory of unilateral transfers. Part VI contains historical statistics qualitative information and analysis of reserve requirements income velocity of money and demand for money as well as a summary and the conclusions of this study.