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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 />

The impact <strong>of</strong> <strong>state</strong> guarantees on banks' debt issuing <strong>costs</strong>, lending <strong>and</strong> funding policy 87

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