Do non-performing loans matter for bank lending and the business cycle in euro area countries?

We estimate the impact of changes in non-performing loan (NPL) ratios on aggregate banking sector variables and the macroeconomy by estimating a panel Bayesian VAR model for twelve euro area countries. The main findings are as follows: i) An impulse response analysis shows that an exogenous increase...

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Main Authors: Ivan Huljak, Reiner Martin, Diego Moccero, Cosimo Pancaro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2022-12-01
Series:Journal of Applied Economics
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Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/15140326.2022.2094668