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finance, banking, and market dynamics
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What is finance, banking, and market dynamics?
Finance, banking, and market dynamics is the study of financial crises, banking regulations, securitization, compliance, risk management, sustainability, corporate governance, monetary policy, and related economic factors including their causes, consequences, and impacts on business and development.
This field encompasses 9,648 published works addressing global financial crises, banking regulations, and market behaviors. Key areas include non-performing loans, shadow banking, and securitization effects on screening standards. Research spans determinants of loan portfolios, competitive conditions in banking, and relationship lending practices.
Topic Hierarchy
Research Sub-Topics
Non-Performing Loans in Banking
This sub-topic analyzes determinants, forecasting models, and portfolio-specific factors of NPLs in mortgage, business, and consumer loans. Researchers study macroeconomic and bank-specific drivers post-financial crisis.
Securitization and Lax Screening
This sub-topic examines how asset securitization influences lending standards and subprime mortgage origination. Researchers use empirical evidence to assess impacts on screening and default rates.
Banking Deregulation Effects
This sub-topic investigates competitive dynamics, market structure changes, and performance post-deregulation in US and European banking. Researchers model rivalry and efficiency gains.
Relationship Lending in Banks
This sub-topic explores empirical determinants, benefits, and duration effects of bank-firm lending relationships. Researchers analyze information opacity, pricing, and credit availability.
Shadow Banking Regulation
This sub-topic covers regulatory frameworks, systemic risks, and stability implications of non-bank financial intermediation. Researchers compare soft law approaches and securitization oversight.
Why It Matters
Studies in this field inform banking regulations and risk management practices post-financial crisis. For instance, Louzis et al. (2011) identified macroeconomic and bank-specific determinants of non-performing loans in Greece across mortgage, business, and consumer portfolios, aiding portfolio risk assessment with evidence from a crisis-hit economy. Keys et al. (2010) showed securitization led to lax screening in subprime loans, contributing to 473 citations and highlighting regulatory gaps exploited during the 2007-2008 crisis. Gorton and Metrick (2010) proposed regulation for the shadow banking system, which amplified the crisis but remains under-regulated, influencing policy debates. Shin (2009) analyzed securitization's role in financial stability, countering views of risk dispersion by demonstrating endogenous maturity transformation risks.
Reading Guide
Where to Start
"Macroeconomic and bank-specific determinants of non-performing loans in Greece: A comparative study of mortgage, business and consumer loan portfolios" by Louzis et al. (2011) first, as it offers concrete empirical analysis of crisis-era loan risks with 1083 citations, providing accessible entry to risk management basics.
Key Papers Explained
Louzis et al. (2011) establishes loan portfolio risks, which Keys et al. (2010) connects to securitization's lax screening causing those risks, while Gorton and Metrick (2010) addresses shadow banking amplification; Shin (2009) builds by critiquing securitization stability claims; Elsas (2004) and Lehmann and Neuberger (2001) link to relationship lending as a counter to securitized risks.
Paper Timeline
Most-cited paper highlighted in red. Papers ordered chronologically.
Advanced Directions
Frontiers involve extending U.S. deregulation dynamics from Stiroh and Strahan (2003) to European contexts per Molyneux et al. (1994), and generalizing Greek NPL findings from Louzis et al. (2011) amid ongoing regulations, with no recent preprints available.
Papers at a Glance
| # | Paper | Year | Venue | Citations | Open Access |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Macroeconomic and bank-specific determinants of non-performing... | 2011 | Journal of Banking & F... | 1.1K | ✕ |
| 2 | The law of retail gravitation | 1931 | Medical Entomology and... | 981 | ✕ |
| 3 | Did Securitization Lead to Lax Screening? Evidence from Subpri... | 2010 | — | 473 | ✕ |
| 4 | Empirical determinants of relationship lending | 2004 | Journal of Financial I... | 457 | ✕ |
| 5 | Competitive conditions in european banking | 1994 | Journal of Banking & F... | 438 | ✕ |
| 6 | Regulating the Shadow Banking System | 2010 | Brookings Papers on Ec... | 415 | ✓ |
| 7 | Securitisation and Financial Stability | 2009 | The Economic Journal | 362 | ✕ |
| 8 | The antecedents of service quality and product quality and the... | 2003 | Managing Service Quality | 337 | ✕ |
| 9 | Competitive Dynamics of Deregulation: Evidence from U.S. Banking | 2003 | Journal of money credi... | 330 | ✕ |
| 10 | Do lending relationships matter? | 2001 | Journal of Economic Be... | 314 | ✕ |
Frequently Asked Questions
What determines non-performing loans in banking portfolios?
Macroeconomic and bank-specific factors drive non-performing loans in Greece, varying by mortgage, business, and consumer portfolios. Louzis, Vouldis, and Metaxas (2011) conducted a comparative study showing these determinants differ across loan types. Their analysis, published in Journal of Banking & Finance with 1083 citations, provides empirical evidence from the financial crisis period.
How did securitization affect subprime loan screening?
Securitization led to lax screening in subprime loans by reducing originator incentives for due diligence. Keys, Mukherjee, Seru, and Vig (2010) provided evidence from loan data, demonstrating this effect empirically. The study, with 473 citations, links securitization practices to crisis origins.
What principles regulate the shadow banking system?
Regulation of shadow banking requires principles addressing its crisis role, including maturity transformation and run risks. Gorton and Metrick (2010) documented regulatory changes enabling its rise and proposed specific implementation. Their Brookings paper, cited 415 times, emphasizes targeted oversight.
What are competitive conditions in European banking?
Competitive conditions in European banking show varying market power across countries. Molyneux, Lloyd-Williams, and Thornton (1994) analyzed this using the Panzar-Rosse method. Published in Journal of Banking & Finance with 438 citations, it reveals non-competitive structures in several markets.
Do lending relationships affect bank behavior?
Relationship lending has empirical determinants influencing credit provision and monitoring. Elsas (2004) identified borrower opacity, duration, and scope as key factors. The Journal of Financial Intermediation paper, with 457 citations, confirms relationships matter for opaque firms.
How does securitization impact financial stability?
Securitization involves endogenous maturity transformation, challenging views of risk dispersion. Shin (2009) showed it passes 'hot potato' risks rather than stabilizing systems. The Economic Journal article, cited 362 times, links this to the 2007/8 credit crisis.
Open Research Questions
- ? How do deregulation effects on banking competition evolve over time beyond U.S. evidence from Stiroh and Strahan (2003)?
- ? What endogenous factors in securitization fully explain financial instability as hinted in Shin (2009)?
- ? Can shadow banking regulation principles from Gorton and Metrick (2010) adapt to post-crisis global variations?
- ? Which borrower traits best predict relationship lending success, extending Elsas (2004)?
- ? Do non-performing loan determinants from Louzis et al. (2011) generalize outside Greece?
Recent Trends
The field holds 9,648 works with no specified 5-year growth rate; highly cited papers from 1931-2011 dominate, such as Reilly with 981 citations on retail gravitation and Louzis et al. (2011) at 1083, indicating sustained interest in crisis legacies without new preprints or news in the last 6-12 months.
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