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Quiebras y préstamos en Puerto Rico: Una mirada exploratoria a su relación

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  • Marta Álvarez

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Puerto Rico vive un periodo de contracción económica desde el ano 2006, iniciando así un poco antes de la contracción económica mundial. Este estudio examina el comportamiento de los préstamos otorgados por la banca comercial y la relación de los mismos con el número de quiebras radicadas en Puerto Rico durante el periodo 1999-2011. Los resultados encontrados destacan que, a partir de 2006, hay una disminución consistente tanto en el número de préstamos aprobados —personales, comerciales e hipotecarios— por parte de la banca comercial, como en el monto de estos. A su vez, se observa un aumento en la radicación de quiebras. El número de préstamos aprobados por los bancos en Puerto Rico demuestran estar fuertemente correlacionados con el índice de actividad económica (IAE) y a los indicadores económicos que miden de alguna manera la situación del empleo en la isla (empleo total, tasa de participación laboral y tasa de desempleo). ***** Puerto Rico has been going through a period of economic downturn since 2006, beginning a little before the global economic recession. This paper examines the behavior of loans granted by the commercial banking sector and their relationship with the number of business bankruptcies filed in Puerto Rico between 1999 and 2011. Findings draw attention to the fact that from 2006, there has been a steady decline in the number of personal, commercial and mortgage loans approved by the commercial banking sector, as well as in their value. An increase in the filing of bankruptcy is also observed. The number of loans approved by banks in Puerto Rico show a strong correlation with the economic activity index (EAI) and other economic indicators that help to explain the island's employment situation (total employment, labor force participation rate and unemployment rate).

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  • Marta Álvarez, 2013. "Quiebras y préstamos en Puerto Rico: Una mirada exploratoria a su relación," Revista Ecos de Economía, Universidad EAFIT, June.
  • Handle: RePEc:col:000442:011613
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    Keywords

    Quiebras; préstamos; correlación; Puerto Rico; tendencias.;
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    JEL classification:

    • G21 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Banks; Other Depository Institutions; Micro Finance Institutions; Mortgages
    • G01 - Financial Economics - - General - - - Financial Crises
    • G33 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Bankruptcy; Liquidation
    • E51 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit - - - Money Supply; Credit; Money Multipliers
    • N36 - Economic History - - Labor and Consumers, Demography, Education, Health, Welfare, Income, Wealth, Religion, and Philanthropy - - - Latin America; Caribbean

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