In this paper we study the specialization of Spanish banks along two intertwined dimensions: size and ownership form. We find some interesting results at odds with the existing empirical literature. As commercial banks increase their size, they lend more to large borrowers but that is not the...

This paper investigates the relationship between credit market competition and the availability of bank credit for firms of unobserved credit quality when firms pledge collateral to secure the loans. Loan data from the Spanish Credit Register shows that the average credit quality of borrowers...

Artículo de revista ; En este trabajo presentamos evidencia de una relación positiva, aunque desfasada en el tiempo, entre el crecimiento rápido del crédito y los impagos en los préstamos bancarios. Además, este trabajo contiene evidencia empírica que muestra una mayor relajación de los...

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Artículo de revista ; We study the sensitivity of bank profits and balance sheet structure to changes in the level of interest rates in Spain during the 2000-2016 period. Autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) models with controls for the business cycle and interest rate levels are estimated for...

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Artículo de revista ; We study the sensitivity of bank profits and balance sheet structure to changes in the level of interest rates in Spain during the 2000-2016 period. Autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) models with controls for the business cycle and interest rate levels are estimated for...

Artículo de revista ; Banks have always managed to make the most of technology to improve their efficiency and the service provided to their customers, but they now face a new wave of innovation with much wider implications for financial services. Despite the acknowledged benefits, developments...