# Credit gap

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## Definition

Noticeable pauses in bank lending, measured against a long-term trend. Such breaks are considered a measure of leverage for the economy as a whole (credit gaps provide a measure of leverage for the economy as a whole) and are assessed accordingly by the central bank in its forecasting models. - See Credit Constraint Carousel. - Cf. ECB Monthly Bulletin of November 2010, pp. 83 et seq. (signal function of credit gaps; p. 86: credit gap proved to be a useful warning signal), ECB Monthly Bulletin of May 2013, pp. 44 et seq. (detailed statistics relating to SMEs). Attention: The financial encyclopedia is protected by copyright and may only be used for private purposes without express consent! University Professor Dr. Gerhard Merk, Dipl.rer.pol., Dipl.rer.oec. Professor Dr. Eckehard Krah, Dipl.rer.pol. E-mail address: info@ekrah.com https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerhard_Ernst_Merk https://www.jung-stilling-gesellschaft.de/merk/ https://www.gerhardmerk.de/

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