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The Implementation of Central Bank Policy in China: The Roles of Commercial Bank Ownership and CEO Faction Membership

Habib, Michel; Peng, Yushi; Wang, Yanjie; Wang, Zexi (2023). The Implementation of Central Bank Policy in China: The Roles of Commercial Bank Ownership and CEO Faction Membership. CEPR Discussion Papers 17918, University of Zurich.

Abstract

We examine the roles of bank ownership and CEO political faction membership in facilitating or hindering the implementation of central bank policy in China. Specifically, we examine the response of China's commercial banks to People's Bank of China (PBC) guidelines intended to decrease mortgage lending and to slow down the rise in residential property prices. We find that both bank ownership and faction membership matter. Central government-owned banks whose CEOs are members of the specialist finance faction within the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) respond most strongly to PBC guidance, whereas provincial or city government-owned banks whose CEOs are members of a generalist faction respond least strongly. The implementation of PBC policy has real effects: in those cities where central government-owned banks with specialist CEOs constitute a larger percentage of total bank branches, house prices grew more slowly, as did the number of residential real estate transactions and the number of new listings. Where in contrast provincial and city government-owned banks with generalist CEOs dominate, the number of transactions grew faster; the rate of house price appreciation and the number of listings were however unaffected. We conclude that China's different levels of government and the CCP's different factions enjoy some discretion in responding to PBC guidance and that they exploit the discretion they are afforded to vary the strength of their response.

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Item Type:Working Paper
Communities & Collections:03 Faculty of Economics > Department of Finance
Dewey Decimal Classification:330 Economics
Scope:Discipline-based scholarship (basic research)
Language:English
Date:17 February 2023
Deposited On:29 Aug 2023 06:32
Last Modified:27 May 2024 15:23
Series Name:CEPR Discussion Papers
Number of Pages:44
ISSN:0265-8003
OA Status:Green
Free access at:Official URL. An embargo period may apply.
Official URL:https://cepr.org/publications/dp17918
Other Identification Number:merlin-id:23694
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