In:
European Review of Economic History, Oxford University Press (OUP), Vol. 26, No. 3 ( 2022-07-23), p. 448-478
Kurzfassung:
The Bank of Japan (BOJ) expanded its liquidity provision in response to a series of financial panics from 1931–1932; however, the BOJ restricted its lending mostly to correspondent banks. We use the BOJ’s preferential treatment of correspondent banks as a quasi-experimental setting to examine the impact of central bank lending on financial intermediation. We find that deposits and loans did not fall as fast for correspondent banks as for other banks during the panic period. Furthermore, correspondent banks were less likely to be closed. The results suggest that central banks’ liquidity provision plays a critical backstop role during financial stringency.
Materialart:
Online-Ressource
ISSN:
1361-4916
,
1474-0044
DOI:
10.1093/ereh/heab026
Sprache:
Englisch
Verlag:
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Publikationsdatum:
2022
ZDB Id:
2031356-1
ZDB Id:
1340974-8
SSG:
8
SSG:
19,2