Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of figures -- List of maps -- List of boxes -- List of tables -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- List of abbreviations -- 1 Introduction -- 1.1 The geography of finance and SME lending -- 1.2 Credit decisions and rating systems -- 1.3 Research...

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We examine the consequences of monetary policy on racial disparities, focusing on the role of bank lending to firms through collateral and selection channels. Leveraging comprehensive loan-level data from the U.S. credit register (Y-14Q) of the Federal Reserve, we show that firms in Black...

We document evidence of market power in the equity securities lending market, including non-competitive fee levels, market concentration, and low inventory utilization. Motivated by this evidence, we develop a theory explaining why this market structure may be preferred by both informed traders...