Impact of monetary policy on bank loans in India
https://doi.org/10.26794/2587-5671-2023-27-3-56-64
Abstract
This research paper aims to investigate the monetary transmission in India through bank lending channel, to know whether a change in monetary policy affects bank loans or not. A balanced panel data of 50 commercial banks covering a timeframe of 11 years from 2009 to 2020 has been undertaken for the research methodology. The outcomes of the dynamic panel have been considered by using the Generalized Method of Moment developed by Arellano Bond Blundell and Bover estimator. The result indicates that channel of bank lending has improved banks’ resilience to monetary shocks. This paper finds the significance of bank characteristics like size, liquidity, and capital which have a substantial impact on bank lending. This research study concludes that repo rate, cash reserve ratio and weighted average call rate are imperative instrument of monetary policy transmission. Banks with small size, capital, and liquidity are more sensitive to any variation in monetary policy as compared to large banks.
Keywords
monetary policy,
interest rate,
monetary transmission,
bank lending channel,
dynamic panel,
bank characteristics
JEL: E52, E58, G21
About the Authors
E. Kasana
Amity University
India
Competing Interests:
India
Ekta Kasana — PhD in commerce, Research Scholar at the Amity College of Commerce and Finance
Noida, Uttar Pradesh
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The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare
K. Chauhan
Amity University
India
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India
Kshamta Chauhan — PhD, Prof., Amity International Business School
Noida, Uttar Pradesh
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The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare
B. P. Sahoo
University of Delhi
India
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India
Bibhu Prasad Sahoo — PhD, Head, Department of Business Economics, SGTB Khalsa College
Delhi
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The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare
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Kasana E., Chauhan K., Sahoo B. Impact of monetary policy on bank loans in India. Finance: Theory and Practice. 2023;27(3):56-64. https://doi.org/10.26794/2587-5671-2023-27-3-56-64
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