studying bank-specific data on lending by domestically- and foreign-owned banks in Argentina and Mexico. We find that foreign … lending, contributing to lower overall volatility of credit. Additionally, in both countries, foreign banks show notable … similar, and lending rates analogously respond to aggregate demand fluctuations. In Mexico, foreign and domestic banks with …

We use an experiment with commercial bank loan officers to test how performance based compensation affects risk …-assessment and lending. High-powered incentives lead to greater screening effort and more profitable lending decisions. This effect …

Using bank-specific data on U.S. bank claims on individual foreign countries since the mid-1980s, this paper: 1 …) characterizes the size and portfolio diversification patterns of the U.S. banks engaging in foreign lending; and 2) econometrically … explores the determinants of fluctuations in U.S. bank claims on a broad set of countries. U.S. bank claims on Latin American …

This paper analyzes the determinants of spreads on syndicated bank lending to emerging markets, treating the loan … interpretation of bank finance as dominating that segment of international financial markets characterized by the most pronounced … information asymmetries. Domestic lending booms and low reserves in relation to short-term debt have been priced in the expected …

Foreign banks' lending to firms in emerging market economies (EMEs) is large and denominated predominantly in U … lenders do not offset the foreign bank capital flows, and U.S. monetary policy affects credit conditions for EME firms, both …

external financing, and bank-level indicators of banking fragility. Credit booms in industrial and emerging economies show …

compares the response of the volume of loans, deposits, and bank-specific interest rates on loans and deposits, to various … domestic and foreign banks during periods of financial distress and tranquil times. Using differences in bank ownership as a … liquidity and/or capitalization. At the same time, the lending and deposit rates of foreign banks tend to be smoother during …

finance. In analyzing its role we contrast cases where banks and bondholders do the lending. Banks have a natural advantage in …