Abstract
Following the global financial crisis, policy makers considered regulations that restrict banks’ activities which were motivated by concerns that banks use central bank borrowing, government guarantees, or subsidies to fund securities trading instead of lending to the real economy. Using a global sample of 132 major banks from 2003 to 2016, we find that banks’ securities trading is indeed associated with decreased loan supply. Effects are stronger for domestic lending markets, during crisis periods, and in countries with deeper financial markets. However, corporate capital expenditures and employment growth are unaffected, suggesting that
policy makers’ concerns are only partly justified.
policy makers’ concerns are only partly justified.
Original language | English |
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Publisher | Maastricht University, Graduate School of Business and Economics |
Number of pages | 67 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 24 Oct 2019 |
Publication series
Series | GSBE Research Memoranda |
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Number | 026 |
JEL classifications
- g01 - Financial Crises
- g21 - "Banks; Depository Institutions; Micro Finance Institutions; Mortgages"
- g28 - Financial Institutions and Services: Government Policy and Regulation
Keywords
- credit supply
- proprietary trading
- international lending
- banking
- corporate loans