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Institutional investors in the Portuguese credit market (1550–1800): the case of the Misericórdias

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Institutional investors in the Portuguese credit market (1550–1800): the case of the Misericórdias
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Article in International Scientific Journal
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2024-03
Authors
Rodrigues, Lisbeth
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Resumo (PT): ES: Este artículo cuestiona los factores que impulsan la distribución del ahorro en los distintos mercados de capitales de Portugal entre 1550 y 1800. Un novedoso conjunto de datos sobre transacciones crediticias, tipos de interés y servicio de la deuda documenta un cambio en el comportamiento inversor de los prestamistas. En 1712, uno de los principales acreedores institucionales—las Misericórdias—había dejado de destinar fondos al mercado de deuda soberana. Los datos revelan que esta desinversión no estaba relacionada ni con el mal desempeño del servicio de la deuda ni con el atractivo de los rendimientos potencialmente más altos del crédito privado. Argumentamos que los cambios en las razones para emitir deuda justifican el abandono de los inversores institucionales en el mercado de crédito público, y se correlaciona con la fuerte asignación de fondos al crédito privado.
Abstract (EN): This article questions the drivers behind the distribution of savings in different capital markets in Portugal between 1550 and 1800. A novel dataset of credit transactions, interest rates and debt service documents a shift in the lenders' investment behaviour. By 1712, one of the leading institutional creditors—the Misericórdias—had ceased to allocate funds to the sovereign debt market. Data reveal that this disinvestment was neither related to the poor performance of debt service nor to the lure of potentially higher returns on private credit. We argue that changes in the rationales for issuing debt justify the drop in the number of institutional investors in the public credit market, and this correlates with the heavy allocation of funds into private lending.
Language: English
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