Does the Bank Lending Channel of Monetary Transmission Work in Turkey?

Download or read book Does the Bank Lending Channel of Monetary Transmission Work in Turkey? written by Ms.Petya Koeva Brooks and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 2007-12-01 with total page 13 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Does the bank lending channel of monetary transmission work in Turkey? Using the May- June 2006 financial turbulence as an exogenous shock that prompted a significant tightening of monetary policy, this paper examines the loan supply response of Turkey's banks, depending on their balance sheet characteristics. The empirical results indicate that banks can play a role in Turkey's monetary transmission mechanism. Specifically, bank liquidity is found to have a significant effect on loan supply in Turkey. This suggests that the effect of monetary policy in Turkey can be propagated by the banking sector, depending on its liquidity position.