total credit share in the GDP. Previous empirical studies show to be sensitive to the choice of the finance proxy indicator …. Total credit share in the GDP appears biased in empirical modeling. Credit structure (loans to firms and households) prove … to be more robust when used in the modeling. Credit structure reveals a different impact on economic growth showing …

This paper investigates whether output and inflation respond asymmetrically to credit shocks in the euro area. The … effects related to credit conditions in the economy. Consistent with this finding, the impulse responses show some signs of …