The on-going banking crisis has demonstrated the significance of banking for economic growth. While banks as creators of money are important for the functioning of the economy, bank lending to productive enterprises is necessary for economic activity. Much of the international policy discussion...

C<sc>rocco</sc> M., F<sc>aria</sc>-S<sc>ilva</sc> F., P<sc>aulo</sc>-R<sc>ezende</sc> L. and R<sc>odríguez</sc>-F<sc>uentes</sc> C. J. Banks and regional development: an empirical analysis on the determinants of credit availability in Brazilian regions, <italic>Regional Studies</italic>. This paper studies the influence that liquidity preference and bank lending strategies...