The determinants of bank lending in commercial banks

  • Joana Isabel Pereira da Rocha (Student)

Student thesis: Master's Thesis

Abstract

This thesis develops and estimates a demand model for commercial bank loan services to assess the determinants of consumer bank lending choice involving commercial banks. Following the discrete choice literature, consumers typically respond to price and product characteristics. Using data from the U.S. banking industry from 2011 to 2015, the results suggest that consumers respond negatively to an increase in service fees and in loan interest rates. Furthermore, they indicate that consumers prefer younger banks and that asset risk does not influence the decision-making process.
Date of Award13 Jul 2017
Original languageEnglish
Awarding Institution
  • Universidade Católica Portuguesa
SupervisorRicardo Ribeiro (Supervisor)

Keywords

  • Demand estimation
  • Product differentiation
  • Discrete choice
  • Asset risk
  • Banking industry

Designation

  • Mestrado em Economia Empresarial

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