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Inside asset purchase programs: the effects of unconventional policy on banking competition

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  • Wedow, Michael
  • Koetter, Michael
  • Podlich, Natalia

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We test if unconventional monetary policy instruments influence the competitive conduct of banks. Between q2:2010 and q1:2012, the ECB absorbed JEL Classification: C30, C78, G21, G28, L51

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  • Wedow, Michael & Koetter, Michael & Podlich, Natalia, 2017. "Inside asset purchase programs: the effects of unconventional policy on banking competition," Working Paper Series 2017, European Central Bank.
  • Handle: RePEc:ecb:ecbwps:20172017
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    Keywords

    competition; security markets program; unconventional monetary policy;
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    JEL classification:

    • C30 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Multiple or Simultaneous Equation Models; Multiple Variables - - - General
    • C78 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Game Theory and Bargaining Theory - - - Bargaining Theory; Matching Theory
    • G21 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Banks; Other Depository Institutions; Micro Finance Institutions; Mortgages
    • G28 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Government Policy and Regulation
    • L51 - Industrial Organization - - Regulation and Industrial Policy - - - Economics of Regulation

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