This handbook provides an overview and analysis of state-of-the-art research in banking written by leading researchers in the field. It strikes a balance between abstract theory, empirical analysis, and practitioner and policy-related material.

This handbook provides an overview and analysis of state-of-the-art research in banking written by leading researchers in the field. It strikes a balance between abstract theory, empirical analysis, and practitioner and policy-related material.

We aim to analyze how the cyclical patterns in state bank lending behavior diverge from other bank types throughout economic downturns. Exploiting the exogenous shock that occurred during the Global Financial Crisis, we use high-frequency spatial banking data belonging to a large emerging...