01709cas a2200253 a 4500 AALejournalIMF009103 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451864717 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Valderrama, Laura. The Monetary Policy Regime and Banking Spreads in Barbados / Laura Valderrama, Wendell Samuel. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2006. 1 online resource (24 pages) IMF Working Papers <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students The paper analyzes the determinants of banking spreads in Barbados, with a view to identifying the role of the monetary policy regime in explaining high spreads. The paper finds that interest rate spreads for Barbados are higher than would be suggested by its macroeconomic performance. Banking concentration and bank-specific variables, including bank size and provisions for nonperforming loans, do not have an important role in explaining variations in bank spreads. Rather, it appears that monetary policy variables, such as reserve requirements and capital controls, are the most important determinants of spreads. Mode of access: Internet Samuel, Wendell. IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2006/211 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/2006/211/001.2006.issue-211-en.xml IMF e-Library