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The Relevance of the Bank Lending Channel in Brazil

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  • Fernando Nascimento de Oliveira

    (Banco Central do Brasil e Ibmec/RJ)

  • Renato da Motta Andrade Neto

    (Ibmec RJ)

Abstract

This paper evaluates the existence of an active bank-lending channel of monetary policy. The empirical analysis is based on a two-step regression that tests how the liquidity of commercial banks reacted to monetary shocks. We use balance sheet information of 293 commercial banks from July 1994 to December 2005. Our main conclusion is that the banklending channel is relevant for our understanding of the monetary transmission mechanism in Brazil. This result is found when monetary shocks are identified by the SELIC rate endogenously or exogenously or by required reserves over demand deposits.

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  • Fernando Nascimento de Oliveira & Renato da Motta Andrade Neto, 2008. "The Relevance of the Bank Lending Channel in Brazil," Brazilian Review of Finance, Brazilian Society of Finance, vol. 6(3), pages 359-411.
    • Handle: RePEc:brf:journl:v:6:y:2008:i:3:p:359-411
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    Keywords

    bank-lending channel; credit channel; monetary transmission mechanism.;
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    JEL classification:

    • E50 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit - - - General
    • 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

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