Autore
Gambacorta, Leonardo

Titolo
Bank-specific characteristics and monetary policy transmission: the case of Italy.
Periodico
Banca d'Italia. Temi di discussione
Anno: 2001 - Volume: 12 - Fascicolo: 430 - Pagina iniziale: 1

This paper tests cross-sectional differences in the effectiveness of the bank lending channel of monetary policy in Italy from 1986 to 1998 using a panel approach. After a monetary tightening the decrease in deposits subject to reserve requirements is sharper for those banks that have less incentive to shield the effect of a monetary squeeze: small banks characterized by a higher ratio of deposits to loans and well-capitalized banks that have a greater capacity to raise other forms of external funds. As to lending, size does not affect the banks’ reaction to a monetary policy impulse. This can be explained by a closer customer relationship, which provides an incentive for small banks, which are more liquid on average, to smooth the effects of a tightening on credit supplied. Banks’ liquidity is the most significant factor enabling them to attenuate the effect of a decrease in deposits on lending.



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