Our study investigates the link between bank lending behavior and macroeconomic uncertainty. We develop a dynamic model … of a bank's value maximization that results in a negative relationship between loan to capital ratio and macroeconomic … in uncertainty is not uniform and depends on bank-specific characteristics. …

the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development for Kazakhstan, and investigate which strategy contributes more to …

$100,000 to $250,000 per depositor and bank. For some banks, the amount of insured deposits increased significantly; for …

We examine why firms change their main bank and how this affects loans, interest payments and firm performance after … switching. Using unique firm-bank matched Ukrainian data, the treatment effect estimates suggest that more transparent and … riskier companies are more likely to switch their main bank. Importantly, main bank power, measured by equity holdings …

finding is a negative and significant relationship between the degree of concentration of European bank markets and the market … bank conduct. This support for the market power hypothesis indicates that further measures are needed to make bank lending …

finding is a negative and significant relationship between the degree of concentration of European bank markets and the market … bank conduct. This support for the market power hypothesis indicates that further measures are needed to make bank lending …