The paper examines the bank lending activities of banks in a low interest rate environment. External financing of small …- and medium-sized enterprises in the euro area primarily takes place via bank loans and not through capital markets. Based … on the Bankscope database, bank balance sheet data is utilized. Control variables are included, such as for the system of …

We analyze the impact of quantitative easing by the Federal Reserve, European Central Bank and Bank of England on cross … and UK, respectively. In general QE works at short maturities across bank locations and loan currencies, more strongly for …

This paper examines how bank competition influences the bank lending channel in the Euro area countries. Using a large … policy actions depending on the degree of bank competition. We find that the effect of monetary policy on bank lending is … dependent on bank competition: the transmission of monetary policy through the bank lending channel is less pronounced for banks …

We assess the impact on bank bond holdings of regulatory changes in the requirements for bail-inable liabilities …) induced banks to increase their holdings of eligible bank bonds, especially if issued by other banks. The requirement for own … debt issued by global systemically important banks. Finally, we find evidence of increased within-country bank …

We assess the impact on bank bond holdings of regulatory changes in the requirements for bail-inable liabilities …) induced banks to increase their holdings of eligible bank bonds, especially if issued by other banks. The requirement for own … debt issued by global systemically important banks. Finally, we find evidence of increased within-country bank …