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Freixas, Xavier
Hurkens, Sjaak
Morrison, Alan D.
Vulkan, Nir
2012-10-11T09:35:40Z
2012-10-11T09:35:40Z
2007
BE Journal of Theoretical Economics 7(1): (2007)
http://hdl.handle.net/10261/57873
10.2202/1935-1704.1356
We analyze credit market equilibrium when banks screen loan applicants. When banks have a convex cost function of screening, a pure strategy equilibrium exists where banks optimally set interest rates at the same level as their competitors. This result complements Broecker's (1990) analysis, where he demonstrates that no pure strategy equilibrium exists when banks have zero screening costs. In our set up we show that interest rate on loans are largely independent of marginal costs, a feature consistent with the extant empirical evidence. In equilibrium, banks make positive profits in our model in spite of the threat of entry by inactive banks. Moreover, an increase in the number of active banks increases credit risk and so does not improve credit market efficiency: this point has important regulatory implications. Finally, we extend our analysis to the case where banks have differing screening abilities. Copyright © 2007 The Berkeley Electronic Press. All rights reserved.
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Interbank competition with costly screening
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