C<sc>rocco</sc> M., F<sc>aria</sc>-S<sc>ilva</sc> F., P<sc>aulo</sc>-R<sc>ezende</sc> L. and R<sc>odríguez</sc>-F<sc>uentes</sc> C. J. Banks and regional development: an empirical analysis on the determinants of credit availability in Brazilian regions, <italic>Regional Studies</italic>. This paper studies the influence that liquidity preference and bank lending strategies...