Funding structure, procyclicality and lending: Evidence from GCC banks

The paper examines whether banks’ funding structure amplifies procyclicality. Using data for GCC banks for the period 1996-2009, the evidence suggests that banks with higher wholesale dependence cut back lending by a greater amount. In addition, the procyclicality of the financial system and the crisis exacerbates the effect, although the results differ across bank ownership

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Year of publication:	2013-08
Authors:	Ghosh, Saibal
Institutions:	Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Subject:	Wholesale dependence \| Bank lending \| Procyclicality \| Commercial banks \| Islamic banks \| Crisis \| GCC countries

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	MPRA Paper.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	Published in Review of Middle East Economics and Finance 2.9(2013): pp. 241-270
Classification:	G28 - Government Policy and Regulation
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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