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Prudential policy spillovers: How do international bank flows react to French policies?

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  • Stéphane Dées
  • Julio Ramos-Tallada

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Most of prudential regulations apply to national institutions while, in practice, banks operate at the global level, generating international banking flows which are not comprehensively captured by policies with a domestic remit. This may give rise to spillovers, i.e., effects not considered ex ante in the objectives and/or constraints of authorities in charge of prudential policy, the effectiveness of which may be harmed. Using BIS data on foreign bank lending over a large sample of countries, we investigate international spillovers from French prudential policies. Overall, we show that French prudential policies entail a reduction in foreign banks' lending to French residents. Yet some measures may lead to undesired leakages that potentially undermine authorities' goals: foreign bank affiliates’ exposure to France rose by 1.1% (1.9 Bn USD) on average over 2011–17 owing to the implementation of Basel capital requirements.

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  • Stéphane Dées & Julio Ramos-Tallada, 2022. "Prudential policy spillovers: How do international bank flows react to French policies?," International Economics, CEPII research center, issue 172, pages 414-430.
  • Handle: RePEc:cii:cepiie:2022-q3-172-31
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    Keywords

    International banking; Prudential regulation; International spillovers;
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    JEL classification:

    • F30 - International Economics - - International Finance - - - General
    • G21 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Banks; Other Depository Institutions; Micro Finance Institutions; Mortgages
    • G28 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Government Policy and Regulation

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