Monetary policy pass-through, ownership and crisis: How robust is the indian evidence?
- Margin: The Journal of Applied Economic Research
- 15(4), Nov, 2021: p.456-483
Employing disaggregated data for 2001–2016, this study investigates the lending and loan pricing behaviour of state-owned and domestic private banks in response to monetary policy. Three major findings emerge. First, although both the interest rate and the bank lending channels are relevant for monetary pass-through, there is a trade-off: the impact of the former is much higher than the latter, although it occurs with a significant lag. Second, domestic private banks have a far greater response to a monetary policy shock under the interest rate channel, whereas state-owned banks display a greater response under the bank-lending channel. And finally, state-owned banks cut back lending during periods of crises, although no such response is manifest in domestic private banks. – Reproduced
Interest rate, Bank lending channel, Monetary pass-through, Capital, Liquidity.