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Digital Technology, Legal Reforms, and Bank Lending

The introduction of online collateral auctions through legal reform has established a more efficient bankruptcy resolution mechanism. This technology-driven change has enhanced the ex-ante value of secured loans, influencing the supply, demand, and composition of bank lending. Using granular loan-level data and staggered Difference-in-Differences (DiD) estimations, the authors find a significant shift from unsecured to secured loans, particularly among private firms with greater fixed assets, stronger credit ratings, and higher reliance on external financing. Meanwhile, interest rates on unsecured loans rise, while those on secured loans remain unchanged. The effects are more pronounced in bank branches facing higher competitive pressures, where lenders expand credit to capitalize on the increased value of secured loans. Following the reform, banks increased secured lending, improved risk-adjusted interest earnings, and attracted more private-sector firms.

20
Mar
2025
Thursday

Session Chair: Bohui ZHANG

Presidential Chair Professor of Finance, Executive Dean; School of Management and Economics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen and Senior Fellow, ABFER

Updated 10 Apr 2025

Session Format

Each session lasts for 1 hour 10 minutes (25 minutes for the author, 25 minutes for the discussant and 20 minutes for participants' Q&A). Sessions will be recorded and posted on ABFER website, except in cases where speakers or discussants request us not to.

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