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.