Factsheets

EBA 2022 Policy Research Workshop paper analysing how IT adoption in banking boosts entrepreneurship, particularly for young firms, using theoretical models and empirical data on bank technology and small business lending.

Study by ECB, BIS, IMF, and FRB researchers analysing how information technology investments in banking impact startup financing, entrepreneurship, and credit access, presented at the EEA Annual Meeting 2022.

EBA keynote speech by José-Luis Peydró analysing banks' role in reducing carbon emissions through lending, climate policies, and decarbonization challenges, including transition risks and regulatory pressures from central banks and stress tests.

ECB speech at EBA workshop on macroprudential policy's role in addressing financial stability risks from climate change and technological innovation in banking, covering vulnerabilities, risks, and policy responses as of October 2022.

EBA workshop paper analysing whether green loans pose lower risk using micro-evidence from a European emerging economy, covering methodology, results, and climate finance implications under banking regulation frameworks.

Study by Wharton School and FRB Chicago analysing financial costs of anti-ESG policies, focusing on Texas laws barring municipalities from contracting with banks limiting oil, gas, or firearms funding, and their market impact.

EBA research discussion analysing the financial impact of anti-ESG policies on municipal bond markets, focusing on Texas case studies, bond yields, and debt servicing costs from reduced bank competition.

Study by UC Berkeley analysing how environmental regulatory risks and firm pollution influence mutual funds' portfolio choices, focusing on rebalancing decisions in response to regulations like nonattainment designations.

Academic study examining how a firm’s ESG reputation risk influences its debt financing choices, including loans versus bonds, and their role in sustainable transformation under frameworks like the UN Sustainable Development Goals and Paris Climate Agreement.

2022 EBA Policy Research Workshop paper analysing how cashless payments via platforms like Alipay in China may improve financial inclusion and credit access for underserved populations, using digital payment data and alternative credit scoring.

EBA Policy Research Workshop 2022 paper analysing how cashless payments and new technologies like data-driven credit models can improve financial inclusion and credit access for underprivileged groups.

EBA 2022 workshop paper analysing cyberattacks on small banks, their impact on local markets, resilience challenges, and reputation risks under the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA), with insights on cybersecurity spending and vulnerabilities.

EBA 2022 workshop paper analysing cyberattacks as a financial stability threat, presenting evidence from a natural experiment and discussing implications for macroprudential regulation and cyber risk monitoring in the financial sector.

Research paper analysing whether high leverage risk is adequately priced in leveraged loans, examining regulatory impacts of 2013-2014 US Interagency Guidance, nonbank lender growth, and risks highlighted by the ECB and Bank of England.

EBA 2022 Policy Research Workshop paper analysing how banks' legacy asset exposure creates financing barriers for green innovators, with theoretical and empirical findings on credit rationing due to transition risks in the green economy.