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
Outros Autores: Hakura, Dalia
Formato: Periódico
Idioma:English
Publicado em: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2011.
Colecção:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2011/119
Acesso em linha:Full text available on IMF