DO BANKS GAME ON DYNAMIC PROVISIONING?

Journal of Financial Management, Markets and Institutions

SANTIAGO CARBO-VALVERDE¹  FRANCISCO RODRIGUEZ-FERNANDEZ² 

[1] CUNEF, Bangor University and FUNCAS, Calle de Leonardo Prieto Castro, 2, 28040 Madrid, Spain;University of Granada and FUNCAS, Campus de Cartuja s/n 18011, Granada, Spain;

关键词: loan-loss provisions;    bank lending;    risk;    financial crisis;   

DOI  :  10.1142/S2591768418500022

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Reducing credit procyclicality represents one of the key challenges on the regulatory agenda to reform the financial system architecture. Some early experiences may provide some insights on how countercyclical regulations may be effective. The Spanish dynamic provisions scheme implemented in 2000 is one of the main reference points in this context. We analyze the effects of dynamic provisions on managerial accounting discretion and ex-ante risk-taking behavior by banks. We empirically examine a sample of Spanish banks using quarterly information from 1995Q1 to 2013Q4. Our findings suggest that the counter-cyclicality of provisions has been reduced over time, as it has also been the case of managerial discretion (income smoothing and profit signaling). However, the results suggest that banks game on dynamic provisions by taking an ex-ante riskier behavior once the dynamic provisioning scheme is adopted.

【 授权许可】

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