Fringe banking and financialisation: Pawnbroking in pre-famine and famine Ireland

dc.contributor.authorMcLaughlin, Eoin
dc.contributor.authorPecchenino, Rowena
dc.date.accessioned2021-10-19T10:28:08Z
dc.date.available2021-10-19T10:28:08Z
dc.date.issued2021-09
dc.date.updated2021-10-19T09:27:47Z
dc.descriptionWorking Paperen
dc.description.abstractPawnbroking, one of the oldest and most accessible forms of credit, was a common feature of life in pre-famine and famine Ireland. This paper studies the role of pawnbroking in the Irish financial system during this important period, applying insights from modern studies on fringe banking to analyse pawnbroking in Ireland. In the period under study, a formal tiered financial system existed; regulated joint stock banks offered services to industry and the better off, while fringe banks provided financial services largely, but not exclusively, to unbanked groups. The main findings are that pawnbrokers provided a steady source of credit throughout the island of Ireland and that this credit stream was more durable than that provided by alternative financial service providers in the fringe banking market, especially during the famine. Our findings suggest a nuanced interpretation is needed as we find strong interrelationships between the various financial service providers.en
dc.description.statusNot peer revieweden
dc.description.versionPublished Versionen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.articleid215en
dc.identifier.citationMcLaughlin, E. and Pecchenino, R. (2021) 'Fringe banking and financialisation: Pawnbroking in pre-famine and famine Ireland', European Historical Economics Society Working Paper No. 215. Available at: http://www.ehes.org/EHES_215.pdf (Accessed: 19 October 2021)en
dc.identifier.endpage63en
dc.identifier.startpage1en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/12111
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherEuropean Historical Economics Societyen
dc.relation.ispartofseriesEuropean Historical Economics Society Working Paper;215
dc.relation.urihttp://www.ehes.org/working_papers.html
dc.rights© 2021, the Authors. The material presented in the EHES Working Paper Series is property of the authors and should be quoted as such. The views expressed in this Paper are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the EHES or its members.en
dc.subjectFringe bankingen
dc.subjectFinancialisationen
dc.subjectPawnbrokingen
dc.subjectIrelanden
dc.titleFringe banking and financialisation: Pawnbroking in pre-famine and famine Irelanden
dc.typeWorking paperen
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