Why Did Public Banks Lend More During the Global Financial Crisis? /

During the Global Financial Crisis (GFC), state-owned or public banks lent relatively more than domestic private banks in many countries. However, data limitations have hindered a thorough assessment of what led public banks to better maintain lending during the GFC. Using a novel bank-level dataset...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bosshardt, Joshua
Other Authors: Cerutti, Eugenio
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2020.
Series:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2020/084
Online Access:Full text available on IMF