Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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968663 | Journal of Policy Modeling | 2010 | 14 Pages |
Abstract
This paper examines the pass-through from the market interest rate to the rate charged on bank loans using aggregate data for the U.K. Thereby, we explicitly disentangle credit supply and demand and allow the interest rate charged on loans to depend on the volume of loans. We find that, although banks adjust the lending rate to some extent, they largely accommodate shifts in demand. Overall, our results are consistent with the idea that banks provide insurance against liquidity shocks.
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Authors
Johann Burgstaller, Johann Scharler,