Determinants of Non-Performing Loans: Evidence from Europe

The issue of banks’ loan quality has assumed growing importance at the international level. This study aims to tackle the issue and to verify the impact of bank-specific determinants and macroeconomic indicators on banks’ loan quality. The analysis is conducted on a sample of 2,816 European banks over the period 2011-2015 through a multivariate regression with panel data. The main evidence shows...