Heterogeneous Bank Lending Responses to Monetary Policy : New Evidence from a Real-time Identification /

We present new evidence on how heterogeneity in banks interacts with monetary policy changes to impact bank lending. Using an exogenous policy measure identified from narratives on FOMC intentions and real-time economic forecasts, we find much greater heterogeneity in U.S. bank lending responses tha...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bluedorn, John
Other Authors: Bowdler, Christopher, Koch, Christoffer
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2013.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2013/118
Online Access:Full text available on IMF