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We examine banking competition when deposit or loan contracts contingent on macroeconomic shocks become feasible. We show that the risk allocation is efficient, provided that banks are not bailed out. In this case, banks may shift part of the risk to depositors. The private sector insures the...
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Interest payments based on income flows are a common feature of informal loans. Such so-called `interlinked loans' can be seen as an insurance against very low disposable incomes, as interest payments are lowest when income turns out to be low. This paper examines whether interlinked loans...
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fully documented corporate credit register and firm balance sheet data. Our analysis consists of three components. First, we … investigate how capital requirements affect the supply of bank credit to the corporate sector, both on the intensive and extensive … margin, as well as for different types of credit. Finally, we document how bank characteristics, firm characteristics and the …
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Using the different response timings of credit demand and supply, we isolate supply shifts after monetary policy shocks …
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In this paper we present an analytical review of the capital adequacy regime and the present state of capital to risk-weighted asset ratio (CRAR) of the banking sector in India. In the current regime of Basel I, Indian banking system is performing reasonably well, with an average CRAR of about...
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Impact of changes in policy rate of interest on demand for bank credit is examined for seven emerging market economies … controlled for, change in policy rate of interest is an important determinant of firms' demand for bank credit. The results …
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Insufficient capital buffers of banks have been identified as one main cause for the large systemic effects of the recent financial crisis. Although higher capital is no panacea, it yet features prominently in proposals for regulatory reform. But how do increased capital requirements affect...
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clearly confirm that the amount of credit in the economy is a very important variable, which can affect economic performance …
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paper estimates the impact of reserve accumulation on some important balance sheet variables such as liquid assets, credit …
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