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We show that competition adversely affects the "specialness" of bank lending. In particular, we observe that the … deregulate interstate branching. The negative effect of competition on the value of bank loans is present only for ex-ante opaque …-off rates on small business loans are higher in deregulated states. Our results suggest that competition decreases loan quality …
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We show that competition adversely affects the ''specialness'' of bank lending. In particular, we observe that the … deregulate interstate branching. The negative effect of competition on the value of bank loans is present only for ex-ante opaque …-off rates on small business loans are higher in deregulated states. Our results suggest that competition decreases loan quality …
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European Banking Union …
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We exploit contract-level data on approved and rejected small-business loans to assess the impact of a new credit registry in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Our findings are threefold. First, mandatory information sharing tightens lending at the extensive margin as loan officers reject more...
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at the extensive margin as more applications are rejected, in particular in areas with strong credit market competition … rates go down in particular in high competition areas and for first-time borrowers. This suggests that a reduction in …
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What is the impact of positive information sharing on households’ access to credit? Exploiting a nation-wide introduction of mandatory information sharing between banks on borrowers` current exposures, we differentiate between borrowers who apply to new banks and those who reapply to banks...
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The number of firm bankruptcies is surprisingly low in economies with poor institutions. We study a model of bank-firm relationship and show that the bank's decision to liquidate bad firms has two opposing effects. First, the bank gets a payoff if a firm is liquidated. Second, it loses the rent...
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We exploit a nation-wide introduction of mandatory disclosure of borrowers' total credit exposures and show that sharing such information increases credit access independent of borrowers' history. Differentiating between borrowers applying to competitor banks and those reapplying to their...
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Der Wettbewerb unter Kreditauskunfteien in Deutschland hat sich in den vergangenen Jahren stark intensiviert. Auskunfteien sammeln persönliche Daten über Verbraucher, die von Kreditinstituten, Leasing- und Telekommunikationsunternehmen, aber auch von Handelsfirmen sowie Energieversorgern...
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This paper provides a comprehensive theoretical and empirical analysis of "creditor rights" and "information sharing" throughout over 1.8 million public and private firms in Europe. We show that many of the outcomes associated with greater levels of creditor rights can be obtained with higher...
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