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Bank Competition and Loan Quality

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  • Fabiana Gomez
  • Jorge Ponce

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We analyze the impact of bank competition on the equilibrium quality of loans in a formal model where banks do not observe the type of loan applicants, i.e. face an adverse selection problem, nor borrowers’ effort, i.e. also face a moral hazard problem. The main finding is that there exists an inverted U-shaped relationship between competition and the average quality of loans. Policy implications are derived from this result and from an extension to the basic model where banks may sequentially acquire information about potential borrowers. Copyright Springer Science+Business Media New York 2014

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  • Fabiana Gomez & Jorge Ponce, 2014. "Bank Competition and Loan Quality," Journal of Financial Services Research, Springer;Western Finance Association, vol. 46(3), pages 215-233, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:jfsres:v:46:y:2014:i:3:p:215-233
    DOI: 10.1007/s10693-013-0179-x
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    Keywords

    Loan market competition; Loan quality; Screening; Adverse selection; Moral hazard; D42; G24;
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    JEL classification:

    • D42 - Microeconomics - - Market Structure, Pricing, and Design - - - Monopoly
    • G24 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Investment Banking; Venture Capital; Brokerage

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