Bank Behavior in Response to Basel Iii : A Cross-Country Analysis /

This paper investigates the impact of the new capital requirements introduced under the Basel III framework on bank lending rates and loan growth. Higher capital requirements, by raising banks' marginal cost of funding, lead to higher lending rates. The data presented in the paper suggest that...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Cosimano, Thomas
Other Authors: Hakura, Dalia
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2011.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2011/119
Online Access:Full text available on IMF