Why Do Bank-Dependent Firms Bear Interest-Rate Risk? /

I document that floating-rate loans from banks (particularly important for bank-dependent firms) drive most variation in firms' exposure to interest rates. I argue that banks lend to firms at floating rates because they themselves have floating-rate liabilities, supporting this with three key f...

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Autor principal: Kirti, Divya
Formato: Periódico
Idioma:English
Publicado em: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2017.
coleção:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2017/003
Acesso em linha:Full text available on IMF
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520 3 |a I document that floating-rate loans from banks (particularly important for bank-dependent firms) drive most variation in firms' exposure to interest rates. I argue that banks lend to firms at floating rates because they themselves have floating-rate liabilities, supporting this with three key findings. Banks with more floating-rate liabilities, first, make more floating-rate loans, second, hold more floating-rate securities, and third, quote lower prices for floating-rate loans. My results establish an important link between intermediaries' funding structure and the types of contracts used by non-financial firms. They also highlight a role for banks in the balance-sheet channel of monetary policy. 
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