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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Auteur principal: Cosimano, Thomas
Autres auteurs: Hakura, Dalia
Format: Revue
Langue:English
Publié: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2011.
Collection:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2011/119
Accès en ligne:Full text available on IMF