that well-functioning credit markets would reflect a bank channel for monetary policy at work, we test whether a change in … and the associated change in interest rate does not affect change in bank credit, change in total debt and the proportion … of bank credit in total debt for any of the firms. We discuss the policy implications of the findings. …

Using comprehensive loan-level data in China, we investigate how the deregulation on bank entry barriers alters local …

Using comprehensive loan-level data in China, we investigate how the deregulation on bank entry barriers alters local …

Using proprietary individual level loan data, this paper explores the economic consequences of the 2009 bank entry … corporate loans from entrant banks. Consequently, in deregulated cities, private firms with bank credit access increase asset … following deregulation. Deregulation also amplifies bank credit from productive private firms to inefficient SOEs due mainly to …