01981cas a2200253 a 4500 AALejournalIMF015538 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781513581927 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Garcia-Escribano, Mercedes. Credit Expansion in Emerging Markets : Propeller of Growth? / Mercedes Garcia-Escribano, Fei Han. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2015. 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 This paper explores the contribution of credit growth and the composition of credit portfolio (corporate, consumer, and housing credit) to economic growth in emerging market economies (EMs). Using cross-country panel regressions, we find significant impact of credit growth on real GDP growth, with the magnitude and transmission channel of the impact of credit on real activity depending on the specific type of credit. In particular, the results show that corporate credit shocks influence GDP growth mainly through investment, while consumer credit shocks are associated with private consumption. In addition, taking Brazil as a case study, we use a time series model to examine the role that the expansion and composition of credit played in driving real GDP growth in the past. The results of the case study are consistent with those found in the cross-country panel regressions. Mode of access: Internet Han, Fei. IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2015/212 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/2015/212/001.2015.issue-212-en.xml IMF e-Library