“In the short run blasé, In the long run risqué” On the effects of monetary policy on bank credit risk-taking in the short versus long run

Gabriel Jimenez, Steven Ongena, Jose-Luis Peydro and Jesús Saurina

Economics Working Papers from Department of Economics and Business, Universitat Pompeu Fabra

Abstract: We identify the impact of short-term interest rates on credit risk-taking in the short and long run by analyzing a comprehensive credit register from Spain, a country where for the last twenty years monetary policy was mostly decided abroad. Duration analyses show that lower overnight rates prior to loan origination lead banks to lend more to borrowers with a worse credit history and to grant more loans with a higher per-period probability of default. Lower overnight rates during the life of the loan reduce this probability. Bank, borrower and market characteristics determine the impact of overnight rates on credit risk-taking.

Keywords: monetary policy; low interest rates; financial stability; lending stardards; credit risk-taking; credit composition; business cycle; liquidity risk (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: E44 E5 G21 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017-03
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