The bank lending channel in the Netherlands: The impact of monetary policy on households and firms

JH Garretsen, Job Swank

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Abstract

This paper presents empirical evidence of the existence of a bank lending channel in the Netherlands by analyzing the responses of different borrower groups to a contraction of monetary policy. It is found that corporate loans are depressed only after a lapse of over a year, whereas household loans decrease almost instantly due to an interest rate rise. However, since the latter reaction is not accompanied by a fall in consumer expenditure, the bank lending channel is probably not very important for the transmission of monetary policy in the Netherlands. It appears that households, as well as banks and firms, tend to buffer monetary policy shocks through adjustments in liquid financial instruments.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)35-51
Number of pages17
JournalDe Economist
Volume151
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2003

Bibliographical note

March 2003

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  • EUR ESE 03

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