Abstract
We exploit a unique monthly data set of euro-area bank balance sheets to document the impact of the EBA's 2011/12 capital exercise on bank lending.We find that banks in a banking group forced to increase its CT1 capital ratio by 1 percent had an annualized loan growth (over nine months) that was 1.2 percent lower than that of banks in unconstrained groups. We also find at the country level that banks that did not have to recapitalize did not substitute for more constrained lenders. Our results are of particular relevance for the decisions facing the new European Single Supervisory Mechanism.
Authors
- Jean-Stéphane Mésonnier
- Allen Monks
JEL codes
- C21
- E51
- G21
- G28