INFLUENCE OF FINANCIAL INTERMEDIATION INSTITUTES ON THE WELFARE OF THE POPULATION IN THE WESTERN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES
Karen Turyan, National Polytechnic University of Armenia, Armenia

(Presented at the International Conference on Research in Education and Science (ICRES) which took place on April 27-30, 2024, in Antalya, TURKEY (https://www.2024.icres.net/) and at the International Conference on Education in Mathematics, Science and Technology (ICEMST) (https://www.2024.icemst.com/) organized by the International Society for Technology, Education and Science (ISTES) http://www.istes.org).

Throughout the history of the origination and development of the economy, financial intermediation has served to reduce transaction costs, which has had a stimulating effect on the economic system. On the other hand, financial intermediation at certain stages, replacing the real sector of the economy, could cause economic crises, unjustifiably inflating the money supply. The period after World War II was a period of prosperity and development of the economies of Western Europe. The struggle and unity of opposites, which manifests itself in the synergy of capitalism and social justice, leads to the formation of a new society. All the difficulties of this period undoubtedly affected the well-being of the population. In such difficult conditions, financial intermediation could play an important role in developing the economic potential of Western European countries. Was this really the case? The article makes an attempt to find an answer to this particular question. The purpose of this study: – to determine the impact of the financial intermediation institutions on the well-being of the population in Western European countries. We use the methodology of chrono-discrete monogeographic comparative analysis proposed by Demichev (2019) for legal institutions.

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