Using exogenous deposit windfalls from oil and natural gas shale discoveries, we demonstrate that bank branch networks …

consider the tradeoff between the benefits of direct bank monitoring to the firm and the costs of active bank involvement in …. Consistent with high potential costs of active bank involvement, we find that bankers tend to be represented on the boards of … implications for the current bank regulatory reform debate, such as whether to permit banks to own equity in non-financial firms …

outside directors than non- financial firms, and bank officer-directors tend to have more external board directorships than …- information cost firms are also more likely to borrow from their connected bank, and when they do so the terms of the loan appear …

In 2011, Colombia instituted a tax on repayment of bank loans, thereby increasing the cost of short-term bank credit … firms from bank liquidity shocks …

In 2011, Colombia instituted a tax on repayment of bank loans, which increased the cost of short-term bank credit more … bank liquidity shocks …

Using exogenous deposit windfalls from oil and natural gas shale discoveries, we demonstrate that bank branch networks …

We analyze bank supply of credit under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). The literature emphasizes relationships … supply reflects traditional measures of relationship lending: decreasing in bank size; increasing in prior experience, in … commitment lending, and in core deposits. Our results suggest a new benefit of bank relationships, as they help firms access …

We analyze bank supply of credit under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). The literature emphasizes relationships … supply reflects traditional measures of relationship lending: decreasing in bank size; increasing in prior experience, in … commitment lending, and in core deposits. Our results suggest a new benefit of bank relationships, as they help firms access …

. Theory offers competing hypotheses about how competition ought to influence firm entry and access to bank credit by mature …