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This paper studies the impact of declining oil prices on banks in sub-Saharan African oil-exporting countries. Results indicate that banks respond differently to an oil shock depending on their ownership: (i) domestic banks are the most adversely impacted and experience a deterioration in asset...
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addressed the immediate crises in the banking system by slowing bank licensing, tightening prudential regulations, and dealing …
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vector autoregressive method that controls for bank-level characteristics. Using a panel of banks over 1993-2010, the authors …
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According to a dynamic panel estimated over 1995 - 2008 on around 80 banks in the GCC region, the NPL ratio worsens as economic growth becomes lower and interest rates and risk aversion increase. Our model implies that the cumulative effect of macroeconomic shocks over a three year horizon is...
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A study of 53 countries during 1980-95 finds that financial liberalization increases the probability of a banking crisis, but less so where the institutional environment is strong. In particular, respect for the rule of law, a low level of corruption, and good contract enforcement are relevant...
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domestic fiscal policies on cross-border bank lending. By estimating the dynamic response of U.S. cross-border bank lending …-border bank lending. The magnitude of the effect is also economically significant: the effect of 1 percent of GDP increase …
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This paper presents theory and evidence on the dynamic relationship between aggregate bank lending and interest rate … consuming. It shows that the response of bank lending to changes in money market rates is likely to be asymmetric and depends … existing loans. Empirically, it provides evidence that bank lending in Mexico and the United States responds asymmetrically to …
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Using aggregate and bank level data for several countries, the paper studies what happens to the banking system in the … aftermath of a banking crisis. Contemporary crises are not accompanied by declines in aggregate bank deposits, and credit does …
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We present new evidence on how heterogeneity in banks interacts with monetary policy changes to impact bank lending … much greater heterogeneity in U.S. bank lending responses than that found in previous research based on realized federal …
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