The competitive effect of a bank megamerger on credit supply

被引:19
作者
Fraisse, Henri [1 ]
Hombert, Johan [2 ,3 ]
Le, Mathias [1 ]
机构
[1] Banque France Autorite Controle Prudentiel & Reso, Paris, France
[2] HEC Paris, 1 Rue Liberat, F-78350 Jouy En Josas, France
[3] HEC, CEPR, 1 Rue Liberat, F-78350 Jouy En Josas, France
关键词
Bank mergers; Megabanks; Credit supply; SMEs; CONSOLIDATION; MERGERS; INDUSTRY; IMPACT; FIRMS; SIZE;
D O I
10.1016/j.jbankfin.2018.06.011
中图分类号
F8 [财政、金融];
学科分类号
0202 ;
摘要
We study the effect of a merger between two large banks on credit market competition. We identify the competitive effect of the merger using matched loan-level and firm-level data and exploiting variation in the merging banks' market overlap across local lending markets. On the credit market side, we find a reduction in lending, in particular through termination of relationships. In the average market, bank credit decreases by 2.7%. On the real side, firm exit increases by 4%, whereas firms that do not exit and firms that start up experience no adverse real effect on investment and employment. (C) 2018 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:151 / 161
页数:11
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