A "Credit Crunch"? The Recent Slowdown in Bank Lending and Its Implications for Monetary Policy

This paper examines the recent slowdown in bank lending that has affected several large OECD countries. The analysis begins with a description of the importance of bank credit in the financial systems of the countries considered. The origins of the lending slowdown are analysed - - including the imp...

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Main Author: O'Brien, Paul Francis (-)
Other Authors: Browne, Frank
Format: eBook Section
Language:Inglés
Published: Paris : OECD Publishing 1992.
Series:OECD Economics Department Working Papers, no.107.
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Summary:This paper examines the recent slowdown in bank lending that has affected several large OECD countries. The analysis begins with a description of the importance of bank credit in the financial systems of the countries considered. The origins of the lending slowdown are analysed - - including the importance of deteriorating bank balance sheets and the BIS capital rules - - as well as its potential to depress economic activity. The paper concludes with a discussion of how monetary policy should react to unusually sluggish bank lending ...
Physical Description:1 online resource (59 p. )