We estimate a structural model of bank portfolio lending and find that the typical U.S. community bank reduced its business lending during the global financial crisis. The decline in business credit was driven by increased risk overhang effects (consistent with a reduction in the liquidity of...

Die Finanzmarktkrise der Jahre 2007 hat gezeigt, dass Vertrauen im Finanzsektor von existenzieller Bedeutung ist und mangelndes Vertrauen seitens der Kunden dem Bankenapparat nachhaltig schaden kann. Vor diesem Hintergrund liefert das Buch eine wissenschaftlich fundierte Analyse des...

We investigate how the lending activities of a multinational bank s affiliates located abroad are affected by funding difficulties in view of the financial crisis. For this, we consider transaction-induced changes in long-term lending to the private sector of 40 countries by the affiliates of...