Abstract
We examine policy-related economic uncertainty effects on the availability of credit, non-performing loans and loan loss provisions using a panel of 18 countries. We provide significant evidence that uncertainty reduces the availability of credit while leading to increases in banks' non-performing loans and loan loss provisions, distorting sectoral stability. Our findings are economically meaningful.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 342-347 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Bulletin of Economic Research |
Volume | 71 |
Issue number | 3 |
Early online date | 2 Dec 2018 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 5 Jul 2019 |
Keywords
- C22
- C23
- D81
- E51
- economic policy uncertainty
- financial depth
- financial institutions
- non-performing loans
- provisions
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Economics and Econometrics