This paper studies episodes in which aggregate bank credit contracts alongside expanding economic activity …

bond returns are high. At the bank level, bondholdings correlate negatively with subsequent lending during sovereign …

for competition in 38 countries during 1980-2003, we present evidence that more competitive banking systems are less prone …

We examine how bank competition in the run-up to the 2007-2009 crisis affects banks' systemic risk during the crisis …. We then investigate whether this effect is influenced by two key bank characteristics: securitization and bank capital …. Using a sample of the largest listed banks from 15 countries, we find that greater market power at the bank level and higher …

The paper analyzes the relationship between bank competition and stability, with a specific focus on the Middle East … and North Africa. Price competition has a positive effect on bank liquidity, as it induces self-discipline incentives on … banks for the choice of bank funding sources and for the holding of liquid assets. On the other hand, price competition may …

intervention and careful management at both the strategic and individual bank levels. This paper highlights the range of …

additionally reducing the available bank credit to firms through a ""deposit run"". Empirical results from a VAR model broadly …

conditions, and the regulatory environment. We use this model to simulate bank credit losses for stress-testing purposes and to … that can be made to capture country-specific institutional features. The model uses bank portfolio data broken down by risk …