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Research Article

Determinants of bank lending: is there a threshold effect?

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ABSTRACT

This study uses a dynamic panel threshold model to explore how the relationship between bank lending and its main determinants depends on various threshold variables. Using a novel instrument to address endogeneity, we find strong evidence for the threshold effects of bank characteristics on loan growth.

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Notes

1 We set the maximum lag of y and x used as instruments to 4.

2 They use banks’ exposure to the real estate sector multiplied by changes in house prices as an instrument variable for bank capital.

Additional information

Funding

Support for this project was provided by the PSC-CUNY Award [62108-00 50], jointly funded by The Professional Staff Congress and The City University of New York.

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