The expert’s edge? Bank lending specialization and informational advantages for credit risk assessment
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- Simoens, Mathieu & Tamburrini, Fabio, 2025. "The expert’s edge? Bank lending specialization and informational advantages for credit risk assessment," Working Paper Series 3041, European Central Bank.
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Keywords
euro area banks; specialization; informational asymmetries; default;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- G21 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Banks; Other Depository Institutions; Micro Finance Institutions; Mortgages
- G32 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Financing Policy; Financial Risk and Risk Management; Capital and Ownership Structure; Value of Firms; Goodwill
- D82 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Asymmetric and Private Information; Mechanism Design
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