Softening Competition by Inducing Switching in Credit Markets

This file is part of IDEAS, which uses RePEc data

Softening Competition by Inducing Switching in Credit Markets

Author Info

Jan Bouckaert
Hans Degryse

Additional information is available for the following registered author(s):

Hans Degryse

Abstract

We show that competing banks relax overall competition by inducing borrowers to switch lenders. We illustrate our findings in a two-period model with adverse selection where banks strategically commit to disclosing borrower information. By doing this, they invite rivals to poach their first-period market. Disclosure of borrower information increases the rival's second-period profits. This dampens competition for serving the first-period market. Copyright Blackwell Publishing Ltd. 2004.

Download Info
To download:

If you experience problems downloading a file, check if you have the proper application to view it first. Information about this may be contained in the File-Format links below. In case of further problems read the IDEAS help page. Note that these files are not on the IDEAS site. Please be patient as the files may be large.

As the access to this document is restricted, you may want to look for a different version under "Related research" (further below) or search for a different version of it.

Publisher Info
Article provided by Blackwell Publishing in its journal The Journal of Industrial Economics.

Volume (Year): 52 (2004)
Issue (Month): 1 (03)
Pages: 27-52
Download reference. The following formats are available: HTML (with abstract), plain text (with abstract), BibTeX, RIS (EndNote, RefMan, ProCite), ReDIF
Handle: RePEc:bla:jindec:v:52:y:2004:i:1:p:27-52

Contact details of provider:
Web page: http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/journal.asp?ref=0022-1821

Order Information:
Web: http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/subs.asp?ref=0022-1821

For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its listing, contact: (Christopher F. Baum).

Related research
Keywords:

Cited by:
(explanations, Please report citation or reference errors to , or , if you are the registered author of the cited work, log in to your RePEc Author Service profile, click on "citations" and make appropriate adjustments.)

Jean Bonnet & Marcus Dejardin & Sylvie Cieply, 2005. "Financial Constraints on New Firms: Looking for Regional Disparities," Papers on Entrepreneurship, Growth and Public Policy 2005-37, Max Planck Institute of Economics, Entrepreneurship, Growth and Public Policy Group. [Downloadable!]
Other versions:
- Jean Bonnet (CREM - CNRS) & Sylvie Cieply (CREM - CNRS) & Marcus Dejardin (University of Namur - CREW), 2006. "Financial constraints on new firms: looking for regional disparities," Economics Working Paper Archive (University of Rennes 1 & University of Caen) 200613, Center for Research in Economics and Management (CREM), University of Rennes 1, University of Caen and CNRS. [Downloadable!]
- Jean Bonnet & Sylvie Cieply & Marcus Dejardin, 2006. "Financial Constraints on New Firms:Looking for Regional Disparities," Working Papers halshs-00010330_v1, HAL. [Downloadable!]
- Jean Bonnet & Sylvie Cieply & Marcus Dejardin, 2005. "Financial constraints on new firms: Looking for regional disparities," Brussels Economic Review/Cahiers Economiques de Bruxelles, Editions du DULBEA, Université libre de Bruxelles, Department of Applied Economics (DULBEA), vol. 48(3), pages 217-245.
Bouckaert, J.M.C. & Degryse, H.A. & Provoost, T., 2008. "Enhancing Market Power by Reducing Switching Costs," Discussion Paper 2008-91, Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research. [Downloadable!]
Other versions:
- Bouckaert, J.M.C. & Degryse, H.A. & Provoost, T., 2008. "Enhancing Market Power by Reducing Switching Costs," Discussion Paper 2008-038, Tilburg University, Tilburg Law and Economic Center.
- Jan Bouckaert & Hans Degryse & Thomas Provoost, 2008. "Enhancing Market Power by Reducing Switching Costs," CESifo Working Paper Series CESifo Working Paper No. , CESifo Group Munich. [Downloadable!]
Hans Degryse & Nancy Masschelein & Janet Mitchell, 2005. "SMEs and bank lending relationships: the impact of mergers," Proceedings, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, issue May, pages 148-165. [Downloadable!]
Other versions:
- Hans Degryse & Nancy Masschelein & Janet Mitchell, 2004. "SMEs and Bank Lending Relationships: the Impact of Mergers," Research series 200405-1, National Bank of Belgium. [Downloadable!]
- Degryse, Hans & Masschelein, Nancy & Mitchell, Janet, 2005. "SMEs and Bank Lending Relationships: The Impact of Mergers," CEPR Discussion Papers 5061, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
Claeys, Sophie & Hainz, Christa, 2007. "Acquisition versus greenfield: The impact of the mode of foreign bank entry on information and bank lending rates," Working Paper Series 210, Sveriges Riksbank (Central Bank of Sweden). [Downloadable!]
Other versions:
- Sophie Claeys & Christa Hainz, 2006. "Acquisition versus greenfield: The impact of the mode of foreign bank entry on information and bank lending rates," Discussion Papers 182, SFB/TR 15 Governance and the Efficiency of Economic Systems, Free University of Berlin, Humboldt University of Berlin, University of Bonn, University of Mannheim, University of Munich. [Downloadable!]
- Sophie Claeys & Christa Hainz, 2006. "Acquisition versus greenfield - the impact of the mode of foreign bank entry on information and bank lending rates," Working Paper Series 653, European Central Bank. [Downloadable!]
Mälkönen , Ville & Vesala , Timo, 2006. "The adverse selection problem in imperfectly competitive credit markets," Research Discussion Papers 26/2006, Bank of Finland. [Downloadable!]
Dell''Ariccia, Giovanni & Marquez, Robert, 2005. "Lending Booms and Lending Standards," CEPR Discussion Papers 5095, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
Other versions:
- Giovanni Dell'Ariccia & Robert Marquez, 2006. "Lending Booms and Lending Standards," Journal of Finance, American Finance Association, vol. 61(5), pages 2511-2546, October. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
Brown, Martin & Jappelli, Tullio & Pagano, Marco, 2007. "Information Sharing and Credit: Firm-Level Evidence from Transition Countries," CEPR Discussion Papers 6313, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
Other versions:
- Brown, Martin & Jappelli, Tullio & Pagano, Marco, 2007. "Information Sharing and Credit: Firm-Level Evidence from Transition Countries," Working Papers 2007-15, Swiss National Bank. [Downloadable!]
- Martin Brown & Tullio Jappelli & Marco Pagano, 2008. "Information Sharing and Credit: Firm-Level Evidence from Transition Countries," Discussion Papers 3_2008, D.E.S. (Department of Economic Studies), University of Naples "Parthenope", Italy. [Downloadable!]
- Martin Brown & Tullio Jappelli & Marco Pagano, 2007. "Information Sharing and Credit: Firm-Level Evidence from Transition Countries," CSEF Working Papers 178, Centre for Studies in Economics and Finance (CSEF), University of Naples, Italy. [Downloadable!]
- Brown, Martin & Jappelli, Tullio & Pagano, Marco, 2009. "Information sharing and credit: Firm-level evidence from transition countries," Journal of Financial Intermediation, Elsevier, vol. 18(2), pages 151-172, April. [Downloadable!] (restricted)

Statistics

Access and download statistics

Did you know? IDEAS also covers the most complete directory of Economics departments and institutes, EDIRC.

This page was last updated on 2009-11-22.

This information is provided to you by IDEAS at the Department of Economics, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, University of Connecticut using RePEc data on a server sponsored by the Society for Economic Dynamics.