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Bank Leverage and Monetary Policy's Risk-Taking Channel : Evidence from the United States
Dell'Ariccia, Giovanni - 2013
's survey of terms of business lending. We find that ex-ante risk taking by banks (as measured by the risk rating of the bank …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014409426
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The Determinants of Commercial Bank Profitability in Sub-Saharan Africa
Flamini, Valentina - 2009
41 SSA countries to study the determinants of bank profitability. We find that apart from credit risk, higher returns on …Bank profits are high in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) compared to other regions. This paper uses a sample of 389 banks in … assets are associated with larger bank size, activity diversification, and private ownership. Bank returns are affected by …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012677708
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Oil Prices and Bank Profitability
Hesse, Heiko - 2009
This paper analyzes the relationship between oil price shocks and bank profitability. Using data on 145 banks in 11 oil …-exporting MENA countries for 1994-2008, we test hypotheses of direct and indirect effects of oil price shocks on bank profitability …. Our results indicate that oil price shocks have indirect effect on bank profitability, channeled through country …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012677890
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Banks' liability structure and mortgage lending during the financial crisis
Dagher, Jihad C.; Kazimov, Kazim - 2012
loans, while controlling for bank, borrower, and regional characteristics. The wealth of data al …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009618540
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Why Are Canadian Banks More Resilient?
Huang, Rocco - 2009
This paper explores factors behind Canadian banks' relative resilience in the ongoing credit turmoil. We identify two main causes: a higher share of depository funding (vs. wholesale funding) in liabilities, and a number of regulatory and structural factors in the Canadian market that reduced...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012677799
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Securitization: Lessons Learned and the Road Ahead
Basurto, Miguel A. Segoviano; Jones, Bradley; Lindner, Peter - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2013
This paper examines the financial stability implications arising from securitization markets, with one eye on the past and another on the future. The paper begins by deriving a number of “lessons learned†based on an examination of key industry developments in the years before the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011142086
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Macrofinancial modeling at central banks : recent developments and future directions
Roger, Scott; Vlček, Jan - 2012
This paper surveys dynamic stochastic general equilibrium models with financial frictions in use by central banks and discusses priorities for future development of such models for the purpose of monetary and financial stability analysis. It highlights the need to develop macrofinancial models...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009423918
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Peru : monetary and exchange rate policies, 1930 – 1980
Pastor, Gonzalo - 2012
This paper reviews monetary and exchange rate policies in Peru in 1930-80. The review covers major transformations to the world economy, including the post-1929 crash and WWII, and changing economic paradigms, such as the collapse of the gold standard and the rise and fall of the Bretton Woods...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009618509
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Monetization in low- and middle-income countries
McLoughlin, Cameron; Kinoshita, Noriaki - 2012
The degree of an economy's monetization, which has an important implication on economic growth, can be affected by the conduct of monetary policy, financial sector reform, and episodes of financial crises. The paper finds that monetization--measured by the ratio of broad money to nominal GDP--...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009618525
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Policy analysis and forecasting in the world economy : a panel unobserved components approach
Vitek, Francis - 2012
This paper develops a structural macroeconometric model of the world economy, disaggregated into thirty five national economies. This panel unobserved components model features a monetary transmission mechanism, a fiscal transmission mechanism, and extensive macrofinancial linkages, both within...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009618572