Using a unique dataset of the Euro area and the U.S. bank lending standards, we find that low (monetary policy) short …

unique Euro area bank lending surveys. Embedding this information within a standard VAR model, we find that: (1) the credit …) during the crisis, credit supply restrictions to firms in the Euro area and tighter standards for mortgage loans in the US …

structure of shadow banking within the euro area, using the statistical data sources available to the ECB/Eurosystem. Although … overall shadow banking activity in the euro area is smaller than in the United States, it is significant, at least in some … euro area countries. This is also broadly true for some of the components of shadow banking, particularly securitisation …

The Euro area economic activity and banking sector have shown substantial fragility over the last years with remarkable … affected the transmission mechanism of the single Euro area monetary policy during the crisis until the end of 2011. The …

the 26 largest euro area banking groups. Banks with more customer deposits are negatively affected by negative rates, as …

The financing structure of the euro area economy has evolved since the global financial crisis with non-bank financial … the euro area, which is still highly reliant on bank loans. Amid a low interest rate environment, the growth of market …

crisis, and of the provision of central bank liquidity during the crisis. Exploiting the euro area institutional setting for …

This study examines empirically the information content of the euro area Bank Lending Survey for aggregate credit and … leading indicator for euro area bank credit and real GDP growth. Notwithstanding the short history of the survey, the findings …