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Negative interest rates policy and banks’ risk-taking: Empirical evidence

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Using a panel dataset of 9421 banks from 59 countries over the period 2009–2018 and a Difference-in-Differences estimator, this paper aims to assess the effects of negative interest rates on banks’ risk-taking. We find that banks’ risk-taking has been lower in countries where negative rates have been implemented. This effect depends on the characteristics of a country’s banking system, namely the level of capitalization and size.

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  • Boungou, Whelsy, 2020. "Negative interest rates policy and banks’ risk-taking: Empirical evidence," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 186(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:ecolet:v:186:y:2020:i:c:s0165176519303817
    DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2019.108760
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    Keywords

    Negative interest rates; Bank risk-taking; Difference-in-differences;
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    JEL classification:

    • E43 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Money and Interest Rates - - - Interest Rates: Determination, Term Structure, and Effects
    • E52 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit - - - Monetary Policy
    • E58 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit - - - Central Banks and Their Policies
    • G21 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Banks; Other Depository Institutions; Micro Finance Institutions; Mortgages

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