Financial crisis and sectoral diversification of Argentine banks, 1999-2004

Ricardo Bebczuk () and Arturo Galindo

Applied Financial Economics, 2007, vol. 18, issue 3, 199-211

Abstract: We explore the impact and evolution of loan portfolio diversification during the 2001-2002 Argentine financial crises. Using a novel dataset that combines public information on the main activity of the largest 930 Argentine firms with their borrowing from each bank operating in the country between 1999 and 2004, we find that banks did not modify much their loan portfolio mix as a response to the crisis. Econometric results point to a positive effect of sectoral diversification and lending to tradable sectors on bank profitability and risk mitigation. Our results suggest that larger banks benefit more from diversification than smaller ones and that the benefits of diversification are greater during the downside of the business cycle.

Date: 2007
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Working Paper: Financial Crisis and Sectoral Diversification of Argentine Banks, 1999-2004 (2005)
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