Economic policy uncertainty, credit risks and banks’ lending decisions: Evidence from Chinese commercial banks

Using data for Chinese commercial banks from 2000 to 2014, this paper examines the effects of economic policy uncertainty (EPU) on banks’ credit risks and lending decisions. The results reveal significantly positive connections among EPU and non-performing loan ratios, loan concentrations and the no...

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Main Authors: Qinwei Chi, Wenjing Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-03-01
Series:China Journal of Accounting Research
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1755309116300466