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Macroeconomics Uncertainty and Banks' Lending Decisions: The Case of Italy

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  • Mario Quagliariello

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This paper discusses the role that macroeconomic uncertainty plays in banks’ choices regarding the optimal asset allocation. Following the portfolio model proposed by Baum et al. (2005), the paper aims at disentangling how Italian banks choose between loans and risk-free assets when the uncertainty on macroeconomic conditions increases. The econometric results confirm that macroeconomic uncertainty is a significant determinant of Italian banks’ investment decisions, also after controlling for other factors. In periods of increasing turmoil, bank-specific ability to accurately forecast future returns is hindered and herding behaviour tends to emerge, as witnessed by the reduction of the cross-sectional variance of the share of loans held in portfolio.

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Paper provided by Department of Economics, University of York in its series Discussion Papers with number 06/02.

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Date of creation: Jan 2006
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Keywords: Bank; business cycle; uncertainty; lending decisions; GARCH;

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