lending, borrower quality and collateral as a key variable in loan contract design. We used a unique data set based on the … borrower quality and the incidence or degree of collateralization. Our results indicate that the use of collateral in loan … housebanks do require more collateral from their debtors, thereby increasing the borrower's lock-in and strengthening the banks …

identify two possible transmission channels from financial shocks to FDI: (i) a collateral channel, whereby changes in the … value of collateral affect investors’ ability to borrow; and (ii) a lending channel, whereby changes in bank health affect …

identify two possible transmission channels from financial shocks to FDI: (i) a collateral channel, whereby changes in the … value of collateral affect investors’ ability to borrow; and (ii) a lending channel, whereby changes in bank health affect …

, the availability of high quality collateral suitable for encumbrance, capital and sovereign funding conditions. Third, we …

Expectations of risky bond payments are unobservable and recovery rates for sovereigns are hard to estimate because …