The bank lending channel of monetary policy : does the financial structure of banks matter

José Eduardo Gómez-González; Ali M. Kutan; Jair Neftali Ojeda-Joya; María Camila Ortiz

Borradores de Economia

Number:

953

Published:

Monday, 8 August 2016

Classification JEL:

E5, E52, E59, G21

Keywords:

Human capital agglomeration, Social returns, Private returns, Externalities, Uncertainty, Fiscal policy

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