A Cross-Country Study: Determinants of Non-Performing Loans in the Eurozone
Annual International Conference on Accounting and Finance (AF 2011), Singapore, May 23-24, 2011
2 Pages Posted: 13 May 2011
Date Written: May 13, 2011
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to identify, using an econometric model, the factors affecting the Non-Performing Loans Rate (NPL) of the banking systems of the Eurozone for the period 2000-2008. Today, the Eurozone is in the middle of an unprecedented financial crisis, calling into question the soundness of the banking systems of European countries. Looking at both macro-variables (e.g. GDP, debt as % of GDP, unemployment) and micro-variables (Loans, ROA, ROE), we investigate whether and which of these significantly affect the non-performing loans rate.
Keywords: Non-performing Loans, bank specific variables, macroeconomic variables, fixed effect econometric model
JEL Classification: C23, G21
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