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  "title": "Monetary Policy and Bank Risk-Taking",
  "publication": "IMF Staff Position Notes, July 27, 2010",
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      "content": "- Monetary policy easing is associated with increased bank risk-taking behavior.\n- Real interest rates and banking risk interact in a nuanced way; outcomes vary with bank-specific incentives and balance-sheet structures.\n- The central message aligns broadly with conclusions in the MCM board paper “Central Banking Lessons from the Crisis.”"
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    "Authors: Giovanni Dell'Ariccia, Gianni De Nicolo, Luc Laeven, Fabian Valencia",
    "Published: July 27, 2010",
    "Series: IMF Staff Position Notes",
    "DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781455253234.004",
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