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Efficiency and risk in european banking
Fiordelisi, Franco; Marques-Ibanez, David; Molyneux, Phil - 2010
We analyze the impact of efficiency on bank risk. We also consider whether bank capital has an effect on this … relationship. We model the inter-temporal relationships among efficiency, capital and risk for a large sample of commercial banks … supporting the bad management and efficiency version of the moral hazard hypotheses. In contrast, bank efficiency improvements …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009640329
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Efficiency and risk in european banking
Fiordelisi, Franco; Marqués Ibáñez, David; Molyneux, … - 2010
We analyze the impact of efficiency on bank risk. We also consider whether bank capital has an effect on this … relationship. We model the inter-temporal relationships among efficiency, capital and risk for a large sample of commercial banks … supporting the bad management and efficiency version of the moral hazard hypotheses. In contrast, bank efficiency improvements …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003973573
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The cost-efficiency and productivity growth of euro area banks
Huljak, Ivan; Martin, Reiner; Moccero, Diego - 2019
. We find that cost efficiency in the euro area banking sector amounted to around 84% on average over the 2006 to 2017 …% in 2007 to around 1% in 2017, with technological progress being the largest contributor, followed by technical efficiency …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012037380
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Firms' investment decisions in response to demand and price uncertainty
Fuss, Catherine; Vermeulen, Philip - 2004
We estimate the effect of demand and price uncertainty on firms’ investment decisions from a panel of manufacturing firms. Uncertainty measures are derived from firms’ subjective qualitative expectations. They are close to their theoretical counterparts, the variances of future demand and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009639401
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When losses turn into loans : the cost of undercapitalized banks
Blattner, Laura; Farinha, Luísa A.; Rebelo, Francisco - 2019
We provide evidence that a weak banking sector has contributed to low productivity growth following the European sovereign debt crisis. An unexpected increase in capital requirements for a subset of Portuguese banks in 2011 provides a natural experiment to study the effects of reduced bank...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011975387
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Breaking the shackles : zombie firms, weak banks and depressed restructuring in Europe
Andrews, Dan; Petroulakis, Filippos - 2019
This paper explores the connection between "zombie" firms (firms that would typically exit in a competitive market) and bank health and the consequences for aggregate productivity in 11 European countries. Controlling for cyclical effects, the results show that zombie firms are more likely to be...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011975568
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The impact of supply constraints on bank lending in the euro area
Hempell, Hannah Sabine; Sørensen, Christoffer Kok - 2010
Aggregate loan development typically hinges on a combination of factors that impact simultaneously on the demand and the supply side of bank lending. The financial turmoil starting in mid-2007 had detrimental consequences for banks’ balance-sheets, cost of funds and profitability, thus...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009640278
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The euro area Bank Lending Survey matters
Bondt, Gabe de; Maddaloni, Angela; Peydró, José-Luis; … - 2010
This study examines empirically the information content of the euro area Bank Lending Survey for aggregate credit and output growth. The responses of the lending survey, especially those related to loans to enterprises, are a significant leading indicator for euro area bank credit and real GDP...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009640399
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Do bank loans and credit standards have an effect on output?
Cappiello, Lorenzo; Kadareja, Arjan; Sørensen, … - 2010
Applying the identification strategy employed by Driscoll (2004) for the United States, this paper provides empirical evidence for the existence of a bank lending channel of monetary policy transmission in the euro area. In addition, and in contrast to recent findings for the US, we find that in...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009640409
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The impact of supply constraints on bank lending in the euro area : crisis induced crunching?
Hempell, Hannah Sabine; Sørensen, Christoffer Kok - 2010
Aggregate loan development typically hinges on a combination of factors that impact simultaneously on the demand and the supply side of bank lending. The financial turmoil starting in mid-2007 had detrimental consequences for banks' balance-sheets, cost of funds and profitability, thus weighing...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008688512