analyse the differential responses, to monetary policy changes, of bank lending by banks with different size, liquidity and … results are mostly against the existence of a bank-lending channel in the period under analysis. This result appears to be …

monetary policy does alter bank loan supply, with the effects most dependent on the liquidity of individual banks. Unlike in … the US, the size of a bank does generally not explain its lending reaction. We also show that the standard publicly …

We analyze the takeover premiums paid for a sample of European bank mergers between 1997 and 2007. We find that … acquiring banks value profitable, high-growth and low risk targets. We also find that the strength of bank regulation and … supervision as well as deposit insurance regimes in Europe have measurable effects on takeover pricing. Stricter bank regulatory …

While banks may change their credit supply due to bank balance-sheet shocks (the local lending channel), firms can … dynamics nullify the strong local (bank-level) lending channel of securitization on credit quantity for firms with multiple … expansion on the extensive margin towards first-time bank clients, which are more likely to default. Finally, the 2008 …

resultant credit restriction by turning to other banks. Importantly the bank-lending channel is notably stronger when we account …

This paper studies the impact of European bank mergers and acquisitions on changes in key safety and soundness measures …