The Monetary Policy Regime and Banking Spreads in Barbados /

The paper analyzes the determinants of banking spreads in Barbados, with a view to identifying the role of the monetary policy regime in explaining high spreads. The paper finds that interest rate spreads for Barbados are higher than would be suggested by its macroeconomic performance. Banking conce...

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Autor principal: Valderrama, Laura
Otros Autores: Samuel, Wendell
Formato: Revista
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2006.
Colección:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2006/211
Acceso en línea:Full text available on IMF