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      Making Sense of Soft Information: Interpretation Bias and Loan Quality
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      • November–December 2019
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      Making Sense of Soft Information: Interpretation Bias and Loan Quality

      By: Dennis Campbell, Maria Loumioti and Regina Wittenberg Moerman
      We explore whether behavioral biases impede the effective processing and interpretation of soft information in private lending. Taking advantage of the internal reporting system of a large federal credit union, we delineate three important biases likely to affect the...  View Details
      Keywords: Soft Information; Lending; Banking; Information; Financing and Loans; Banks and Banking; Decision Making
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      Campbell, Dennis, Maria Loumioti, and Regina Wittenberg Moerman. "Making Sense of Soft Information: Interpretation Bias and Loan Quality." Art. 101240. Journal of Accounting & Economics 68, nos. 2-3 (November–December 2019).
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      Algorithms Need Managers, Too

      By: Michael Luca, Jon Kleinberg and Sendhil Mullainathan
      Algorithms are powerful predictive tools, but they can run amok when not applied properly. Consider what often happens with social media sites. Today many use algorithms to decide which ads and links to show users. But when these algorithms focus too narrowly on...  View Details
      Keywords: Machine Learning; Algorithms; Predictive Analytics; Management; Big Data
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      Luca, Michael, Jon Kleinberg, and Sendhil Mullainathan. "Algorithms Need Managers, Too." Harvard Business Review 94, nos. 1/2 (January–February 2016): 96–101.
      • August 2012
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      A Darker Side to Decentralized Banks: Market Power and Credit Rationing in SME Lending

      By: Rodrigo Canales and Ramana Nanda
      We use loan-level data to study how the organizational structure of banks impacts small business lending. We find that decentralized banks-where branch managers have greater autonomy over lending decisions-give larger loans to small firms and those with "soft...  View Details
      Keywords: Geographic Location; Customers; Financing and Loans; Credit; Organizational Structure; Banks and Banking; Governance Compliance; Competitive Strategy
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      Canales, Rodrigo, and Ramana Nanda. "A Darker Side to Decentralized Banks: Market Power and Credit Rationing in SME Lending." Journal of Financial Economics 105, no. 2 (August 2012): 353–366.
      • 2008
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      A Darker Side to Decentralized Banks: Market Power and Credit Rationing in SME Lending

      By: Rodrigo Canales and Ramana Nanda
      We use loan-level data to study how the organizational structure of banks impacts small business lending. We find that decentralized banks—where branch managers have greater autonomy over lending decisions—give larger loans to small firms and those with "soft...  View Details
      Keywords: Organizational Structure; Financing and Loans; Industry Structures; Banks and Banking; Banking Industry; Mexico
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      Canales, Rodrigo, and Ramana Nanda. "A Darker Side to Decentralized Banks: Market Power and Credit Rationing in SME Lending." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 08-101, June 2008. (Revised January 2011, August 2011.)
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