This paper uses bank-level data to investigate whether the impact of monetary policy on bank lending depends on the characteristics of Chinese banks during the period 1985-2007. We find that the impact of monetary policy on lending is weaker for larger banks and banks with lower levels of...

This paper investigates the causes and consequences of inward cross-border acquisitions in emerging countries. The focus is on business deals made by firms in China and India, where government ownership ratios remain high. Our empirical analysis yields two important findings. First, the Chinese...