) residuals. We identify a negative relation between monetary policy rates and bank risk-taking, especially in the run up to the … measure of bank risk-taking. Our results highlight the sensitivity of the potency of the risk-taking channel to the measures …

We examine the relationship between the number of bank relationships and firms’ performance, evaluating possible … listed and for which bank debt is a major source of financing. In the sample, 4 percent of the firms have a single bank … as the number of bank relationships increases, with a stronger relationship for small firms than for large firms. We also …