A study to investigate the dynamic loan-loss provisioning method adopted by the Spanish banking system and the implications for the Spanish economy during the global financial crisis.

The recent global financial crisis has proven that procyclicality of loan loss provisions is an increasingly important issue, as banks underestimate credit risk and lower credit standards in good times, leading to under-provisioning and the need subsequent large increases in provisions in bad times....

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Main Author: Linton, Thomas
Format: Dissertation (University of Nottingham only)
Language:English
Published: 2013
Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/26653/