In this paper we study the specialization of Spanish banks along two intertwined dimensions: size and ownership form. We find some interesting results at odds with the existing empirical literature. As commercial banks increase their size, they lend more to large borrowers but that is not the...

This paper investigates the relationship between credit market competition and the availability of bank credit for firms of unobserved credit quality when firms pledge collateral to secure the loans. Loan data from the Spanish Credit Register shows that the average credit quality of borrowers...

Climate change and its management and mitigation are unquestionably among the main risks facing our society in the coming decades. The financial sector plays a key role in this challenge, firstly because of its exposure and the consequent capital shocks if this risk crystallises, and secondly...

Artículo de revista ; We study the sensitivity of bank profits and balance sheet structure to changes in the level of interest rates in Spain during the 2000-2016 period. Autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) models with controls for the business cycle and interest rate levels are estimated for...

Artículo de revista ; We study the sensitivity of bank profits and balance sheet structure to changes in the level of interest rates in Spain during the 2000-2016 period. Autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) models with controls for the business cycle and interest rate levels are estimated for...

Artículo de revista ; Banks have always managed to make the most of technology to improve their efficiency and the service provided to their customers, but they now face a new wave of innovation with much wider implications for financial services. Despite the acknowledged benefits, developments...

Artículo de revista ; This article provides an update of the determinants of dollar-denominated long-term debt issuance by euro area banks, with a particular focus on deviations from Covered Interest Parity (CIP). These deviations, which have become more common since the global financial...

Artículo de revista ; This paper studies the Net Stable Funding Ratio (NSFR) both from a regulatory and more theoretical approach, and also from an empirical perspective focusing on the Spanish banking sector. A methodology for the estimation of the NSFR based on publicly available information...

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