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The new normal: bank lending and negative interest rates in Austria

Evidence on the effects of negative interest rates on bank lending is inconclusive so far. By applying a difference-in-difference estimation using granular loan level data with a large coverage from Austria, I show, contrary to some previous ndings, that the introduction of a negative deposit facility rate by the European Central Bank led to an increased credit supply by high-deposit nanced banks. Given the importance of relationship banking, the extended credit is granted mainly by smaller banks and via existing credit relationships to firms and households. Banks lend more often to indebted customers and to clients with higher probabilities of default, confirming the previous found increased risk-taking behavior in negative interest rate environment.

Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Series: Working Paper ; No. 242

Klassifikation
Wirtschaft
Financial Markets and the Macroeconomy
Money Supply; Credit; Money Multipliers
Monetary Policy
Central Banks and Their Policies
Banks; Depository Institutions; Micro Finance Institutions; Mortgages
Thema
Monetary policy transmission
negative interest rate policy
portfolio rebalancing channel
bank lending
nancial stability

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
Barmeier, Marcel
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wer)
Oesterreichische Nationalbank (OeNB)
(wo)
Vienna
(wann)
2022

Handle
Letzte Aktualisierung
10.03.2025, 11:43 MEZ

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Objekttyp

  • Arbeitspapier

Beteiligte

  • Barmeier, Marcel
  • Oesterreichische Nationalbank (OeNB)

Entstanden

  • 2022

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