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4 Impact <strong>of</strong> <strong>state</strong> <strong>guaranteed</strong> <strong>bonds</strong> on bank lending, funding <strong>and</strong> pr<strong>of</strong>itability performance<br />
Table 15: Variables used in the analysis <strong>of</strong> bank outcomes<br />
Policy variables<br />
Group Variable(s) Description Source<br />
Guaranteed GUARANTEEDit Dummy variable indicating whether bank i participated in the scheme<br />
before or in year t.<br />
Year <strong>of</strong> guarantee GUARANTEE YEARit Dummy variable indicating whether bank i participated in the scheme in<br />
year t<br />
Size <strong>of</strong> guarantee<br />
Banking sector effects<br />
GUARANTEE SIZEit The value <strong>of</strong> <strong>state</strong> <strong>guaranteed</strong> <strong>bonds</strong> issued by bank i in year t. The value is<br />
expressed as the proportion <strong>of</strong> Total Liabilities <strong>and</strong> Equity at the end <strong>of</strong> year<br />
t.<br />
Real GDP GDPjt GDP per capita, st<strong>and</strong>ardised using the Purchasing Power Parity. Eurostat<br />
Long term interest rate INTEREST RATE (LONG-TERM)jt The interest rate on a 10 year government bond in the bank’s home<br />
country.<br />
Based on bond issue<br />
data from Bloomberg.<br />
Based on bond issue<br />
data from Bloomberg.<br />
Based on bond issue<br />
data from Bloomberg.<br />
Bloomberg<br />
Central bank interest rate INTEREST RATE (SHORT-TERM)jt Eurostat<br />
V2X VOLt VSTOXX is a measure <strong>of</strong> market expectations in the near-term up to longterm<br />
volatility. The basis is the volatility <strong>of</strong> the Euro Stoxx 50 option prices.<br />
High VSTOXX implies expectations <strong>of</strong> high volatility in the market.<br />
1-month Interbank rate,<br />
Euribor<br />
Bank specific effects<br />
Bloomberg<br />
INTERBANK RATEjt Bloomberg<br />
Fitch rating on long-term debt BANK RATINGit Dummy variable taking the value 1 if bank i was rated “AAA” by Fitch <strong>and</strong><br />
“0” otherwise<br />
Reserves for impaired loans RESERVESit The reserves set aside for impaired (non-performing) loans by bank i in year<br />
t, expressed as a proportion <strong>of</strong> Total Liabilities <strong>and</strong> Equity.<br />
Total earning assets TOTAL ASSETSit Total earning assets including Net Loans, Loans <strong>and</strong> Advances to Banks,<br />
Total Securities, Insurance Assets, Other Earning Assets <strong>and</strong> Investments in<br />
Property.<br />
BankScope<br />
BankScope<br />
BankScope<br />
London Economics<br />
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