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Do laws to protect borrowers curb foreclosures? This question is addressed by analysing the impact of foreclosure laws on default rates at state level in the US mortgage market. Using panel data techniques, we find a statistically significant effect of regulation on the different stages of the...
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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 …
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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 …
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Entry of new firms, both in the form of entrepreneurs and corporations, fosters competition and productivity. The entry of firms and productivity have both been low in the Spanish economy over recent years. This paper analyses the determinants of entry focusing on the role of the design and...
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We develop a dynamic general equilibrium model with an imperfectly competitive bank-loans market and collateral …
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This paper examines the determinants of the non-performing loans ratio of Uruguayan banks and studies the existence of cointegration relationships between this ratio and a set of macroeconomic variables. Authors find evidence of the existence of a relationship between non-performing loans ratio,...
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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 …
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We assess the effects of reforms in product and labor markets in a model economy featuring credit restrictions and pre-existing long-term debt. Both elements, which are core features of the current scenario faced by some euro area countries, combine to produce a slow and protracted deleveraging...
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the effect of the choice of the central bank objectives and the monetary policy strategy on the occurrence of banking … crises. We find that focusing the central bank objectives on price stability reduces the likelihood of a banking crisis. This … independence of the central bank and locating regulatory and supervisory responsibilities at the central bank seem to reduce the …
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, has started a reform process based on three main pillars: (i) bank restructuring, through the cleaning-up of non … desired structure of the Chinese banking system. Bank recapitalization should be completed immediately, not only to ensure … bank soundness, but also to increase profitability, which could be affected negatively as competition increases with full …
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