Nonbank lenders as global shock absorbers: evidence from US monetary policy spillovers
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Author(s)
Elliott, David
Meisenzahl, Ralf R
Peydró, José-Luis
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
We show that nonbank lenders act as global shock absorbers from US monetary policy spillovers. For identification, we exploit monetary policy surprises and the global syndicated lending market, where detailed loan-level data allow us to compare the participation of banks and nonbanks in the same loan. When US policy tightens, dollar credit to non-US firms falls, but nonbanks increase credit supply (relative to banks), thereby mitigating the total credit reduction. This relative increase is stronger for riskier non-US firms, proxied by emerging market firms, high-yield firms, or firms in countries with stronger capital inflow restrictions. Finally, there are real effects associated with the international nonbank channel of monetary policy, as firms with better access to nonbank credit relatively increase total corporate debt, investment, and employment.
Date Issued
2024-05
Date Acceptance
2024-02-21
Citation
Journal of International Economics, 2024, 149
ISSN
0022-1996
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Journal / Book Title
Journal of International Economics
Volume
149
Copyright Statement
© 2024 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC license
(http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).
(http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).
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Identifier
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jinteco.2024.103908
Publication Status
Published
Article Number
103908
Date Publish Online
2024-02-23