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Bank Competition, Borrower Competition and Interest Rates

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  • Bellón, Carlos

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The effect bank competition has on interest rates should depend on the fact that borrowers compete against each other. The borrowing rate of a firm affects its ability to compete in the industrial marketplace, and ultimately, its ability to repay its loans. Thus, competition amongst borrowers acts as a limit to the amount of rents financial oligopolists can extract. I find evidence that firms that operate within areas of limited bank competition face higher rates than their peers. I also identify an innovative control group that can be used in tests of bank market structure.

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  • Bellón, Carlos, 2014. "Bank Competition, Borrower Competition and Interest Rates," IC3JM - Estudios = Working Papers id-14-03, Instituto Mixto Carlos III - Juan March de Ciencias Sociales (IC3JM).
    • Handle: RePEc:cte:imrepe:id-14-03
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    Bank competition;

    JEL classification:

    • D43 - Microeconomics - - Market Structure, Pricing, and Design - - - Oligopoly and Other Forms of Market Imperfection
    • E43 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Money and Interest Rates - - - Interest Rates: Determination, Term Structure, and Effects
    • G21 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Banks; Other Depository Institutions; Micro Finance Institutions; Mortgages

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