This paper examines the impact of economic uncertainty on the risk of banks, which has only
been underexplored in extant literature so far. Using bank-level panel data of more than …

In the context of the global economic downturn, the approach guided by consumer loans
(CL) to boost consumer confidence is a feasible way to promote the internal circulation of the …

Our study examines the non-linear effect of economic policy uncertainty (EPU) on bank
lending, using bank-level panel data of 19 countries for the period 2006–2018. We find that …

Using a panel of 104 banks from the six Gulf Council Countries, we investigate the cyclicality
of credit growth with regard to the discrepancies between Islamic banks and conventional …

We investigate whether economic sentiment exerts an impact on firms' decision to apply for
a bank loan or not and hence its impact on discouragement prevalence. Using survey data …

We examine whether household sentiment can explain fluctuations in newly issued
consumer loans. We construct a novel measure of household sentiment using detailed data …

This paper empirically investigates the relationship between oil prices, traditional
fundamentals and expectations. Informational frictions may force a wedge between oil prices …

Examining a sample of bank holding companies in the United States, we find that opacity
has a negative effect on bank loan growth. This effect is more pronounced for banks that are …

Using a conviction-based measure, we find that local (state-level) public corruption exerts a
negative effect on the lending activity of US banks. Our baseline estimations show that the …

We examine the impact of investor sentiment on bank credit and financial stability. We also
investigate how loan growth may affect bank stability. We use a large panel data set of US …