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Monetary Policy and Risk Taking Behavior of Banks in Pakistan

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  • Shabbir, Safia
  • Rana, Faisal
  • Iqbal, Javed

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Using quarterly data on commercial banks operating in Pakistan over a period of 2002-2014, this study finds that banking sector in Pakistan takes more risk during ease and infection ratio increases with a rise in policy rate. In addition, with lower return on asset and small capital base, banks might turn fragile and be vulnerable to solvency risk. Observing the bank characteristics we observe that small size banks with high liquidity and strong capital base are more likely to carry risk during monetary ease.

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  • Shabbir, Safia & Rana, Faisal & Iqbal, Javed, 2016. "Monetary Policy and Risk Taking Behavior of Banks in Pakistan," MPRA Paper 122931, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    • Handle: RePEc:pra:mprapa:122931
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    Keywords

    Monetary policy; Transmission mechanisms; Risk-taking channel; Panel data;
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    JEL classification:

    • E44 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Money and Interest Rates - - - Financial Markets and the Macroeconomy
    • E52 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Monetary Policy, Central Banking, and the Supply of Money and Credit - - - Monetary Policy
    • G21 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Banks; Other Depository Institutions; Micro Finance Institutions; Mortgages

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