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Interest Rate Pass-through by U.S. Banks: Macro Implications of Bank Competition

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  • Nobuhiro Abe

    (Bank of Japan)

  • Yuto Ishikuro

    (Bank of Japan)

  • Koki Nakayama

    (Bank of Japan)

  • Yutaro Takano

    (Bank of Japan)

Abstract

Do heterogeneity and competition among banks matter for the macroeconomy? To address this question, we develop a Heterogeneous Bank New Keynesian (HBANK) model that incorporates oligopolistic competition among banks in both loan and deposit markets into an otherwise canonical New Keynesian model. We calibrate model parameters for the cost structure and demand for loans and deposits using data of the 170 largest banks in the U.S. Differences in the parameter values reflect differences among banks in the size of duration risk they take, markups of loan rates, and markdowns of deposit rates. Based on simulation exercises, we show that aggregate lending becomes more responsive to monetary and productivity shocks in our HBANK model than in a Representative Bank New Keynesian model (RBANK), primarily because of heterogeneity in duration risk and the responsiveness of loan markups among banks.

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  • Nobuhiro Abe & Yuto Ishikuro & Koki Nakayama & Yutaro Takano, 2025. "Interest Rate Pass-through by U.S. Banks: Macro Implications of Bank Competition," Bank of Japan Working Paper Series 25-E-9, Bank of Japan.
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    • E32 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Prices, Business Fluctuations, and Cycles - - - Business Fluctuations; Cycles
    • E43 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Money and Interest Rates - - - Interest Rates: Determination, Term Structure, and Effects
    • E44 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Money and Interest Rates - - - Financial Markets and the Macroeconomy
    • E52 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit - - - Monetary Policy
    • G21 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Banks; Other Depository Institutions; Micro Finance Institutions; Mortgages

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