Monetary policy and bank behavior: Empirical evidence from India

Saibal Ghosh

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Abstract: The paper develops an empirical model to explore the role that bank characteristics play in influencing the monetary transmission process. Employing data on Indian commercial banks for the period 1992-2004, the findings indicate that for banks classified according to size and capitalization, a monetary contraction lowers bank lending, although large and well-capitalized banks are able to shield their loan portfolio from monetary shocks.

Keywords: monetary policy; banking; India (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: E52 G21 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2006-11
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Published in Economic and Political Weekly 10.41(2006): pp. 853-856

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