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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Autor principal: Cosimano, Thomas
Otros Autores: Hakura, Dalia
Formato: Revista
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2011.
Colección:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2011/119
Acceso en línea:Full text available on IMF