The Impact of G-Sib Identification on Bank Lending: Evidence from Syndicated Loans
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The Impact of G-SIB Identification on Bank Lending: Evidence from Syndicated Loans
Date Written: October, 2020
Abstract
This paper uses granular data on syndicated loans to analyse the impact of international reforms for Global Systemically Important Banks (G-SIBs) on bank lending behaviour. Using a difference-in-differences estimation strategy, we find no effect of the reforms on overall credit supply, while at the same time documenting a substantial decline in borrower- and loan-specific risk factors for the affected banks. Moreover, we detect a significant decline in the pricing gap between interest rates charged by G-SIBs and other banks, which we interpret as indirect evidence for a reduction in funding cost subsidies. Overall, our results suggest that the G-SIB reforms have helped to mitigate moral hazard problems associated with systemically important banks, while the consequences for the real economy have been limited.
Keywords: bank lending, bank regulation, systemically important banks
JEL Classification: G20, G21, G28
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