Using a unique dataset, which combines bank organizational variables, information on lending techniques, firms' credit … crisis period. Our main findings suggest that the variables shaping the organization of a bank in its lending activity to non …

institutions: banks and bank management -- Financial industry structure -- Regulating the financial system -- Central banks … reserve and the european central bank -- The central bank balance sheet and the money supply process -- Monetary policy …: stabilizing the domestic economy -- Exchange-rate policy and the central bank -- Money growth, money demand, and modern monetary …

-- Commercial bank operations -- International banking -- Regulation of financial institutions -- Financial institutions -- Thrift …