This paper examines how banking competition affects the transmission of monetary policy through the bank lending … consistent evidence that increased competition in the banking sector weakens the bank lending channel. This is especially so for … Asia, making the bank lending channel weaker there. We also discuss policy implications of the main findings of the paper …

This paper examines how banking competition affects the transmission of monetary policy through the bank lending … America and Asia are characterized by monopolistic competition, and overall, banking competition in Latin America is higher … competition in the banking sector weakens the transmission of monetary policy through the bank lending channel. This is especially …

In this paper I use weekly data from seven emerging nations - four in Latin America and three in Asia - to investigate … dynamics - in Latin America and Asia. The results also indicate that capital controls are not an effective tool for isolating …

In this paper I use weekly data from seven emerging nations - four in Latin America and three in Asia - to investigate … dynamics - in Latin America and Asia. The results also indicate that capital controls are not an effective tool for isolating …