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Monetary Transmission and Bank Lending in Germany

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Kakes, J., Sturm, J., Maier, P. Monetary Transmission and Bank Lending in Germany. Credit and Capital Markets – Kredit und Kapital, 34(4), 505-525. https://doi.org/10.3790/ccm.34.4.505
Kakes, Jan; Sturm, Jan-Egbert and Maier, Philipp "Monetary Transmission and Bank Lending in Germany" Credit and Capital Markets – Kredit und Kapital 34.4, 2001, 505-525. https://doi.org/10.3790/ccm.34.4.505
Kakes, Jan/Sturm, Jan-Egbert/Maier, Philipp (2001): Monetary Transmission and Bank Lending in Germany, in: Credit and Capital Markets – Kredit und Kapital, vol. 34, iss. 4, 505-525, [online] https://doi.org/10.3790/ccm.34.4.505
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Monetary Transmission and Bank Lending in Germany

Kakes, Jan | Sturm, Jan-Egbert | Maier, Philipp

Credit and Capital Markets – Kredit und Kapital, Vol. 34 (2001), Iss. 4 : pp. 505–525

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Jan Kakes, Amsterdam

Jan-Egbert Sturm, Munich

Philipp Maier, Groningen

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Abstract

Monetary Transmission and Bank Lending in Germany

This paper analyses the role of bank lending in the monetary transmission process in Germany. We follow a sectoral approach by distinguishing corporate lending and household lending. We find that banks respond to a monetary contraction by adjusting their securities holdings, rather than reducing their loans portfolio. Most lending categories even show an increase following a monetary tightening. The main implication of our results is that a bank lending channel is not an important transmission mechanism. On the contrary, by insulating their loans portfolio from monetary shocks, banks are more likely to weaken than to strengthen the impact of monetary policy. (JEL E44, E51, E52)

Table of Contents

Section Title Page Action Price
Jan Kakes/Jan-Egbert Sturm/Philipp Maier: Monetary Transmission and Bank Lending in Germany 505
I. Introduction 505
II. Monetary Transmission and Bank Lending 506
III. Empirical Results 509
1. Data and Pre-Testing 509
2. Innovation Analysis 513
IV. Concluding Remarks 522
A. Data 522
References 523
Summary: Monetary Transmission and Bank Lending in Germany 525
Zusammenfassung: Monetäre Transmission und Bankdarlehen in Deutschland 525
Résumé: Transmission monétaire et prêts bancaires en Allemagne 525

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