Credit Growth and Bank Soundness : Fast and Furious? /

We examine the risks to bank soundness associated with credit booms in a large set of countries. Using bank-level data in 90 countries between 1995 and 2005, we analyze the relationship between credit growth and bank soundness taking into account the potential two-way causality. We find that, while...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor Principal: Igan, Deniz
Outros autores: Pinheiro, Marcelo
Formato: Revista
Idioma:English
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2011.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2011/278
Acceso en liña:Full text available on IMF