This paper studies the links between competition in the lending market and spreads of bank loans in Brazil. Evidence … interest rates as the bank-firm relationship duration increases. Both results are stronger for micro and small firms than for …

We investigate how the presence of physical bank branches moderates financial technology diffusion. Our identification …

a reduction in output volatility, greater fintech entry also leads to greater volatility in bank credit, thereby …

We exploit the staggered expansion of the internet broadband network to firms and bank branches locations in Peru … during the last decade to study non-financial firm performance and bank credit dynamics. Access to broadband unleashes firm … that had a borrowing relation with a bank before the expansion of broadband, the increase in sales serves as a signal to …

This paper studies the relationship between competition measures at the bank level and the price of credit for non …

Using establishment-level data from the World Bank Enterprise Survey, we assess the market power of exporting firms …

Evidence on the effects of negative interest rates on bank lending is inconclusive so far. By applying a difference … the introduction of a negative deposit facility rate by the European Central Bank led to an increased credit supply by …

This paper studies whether lending by foreign banks is affected by financial crises. The paper pairs a bank …