The ability of banks to lend to informationally opaque small businesses
Large and foreign-owned institutions may have difficulty extending relationship loans to informationally opaque small firms. Bank distress does not appear to affect small business lending, although even small firms may react to bank distress by borrowing from multiple banks
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Format: | eBook |
Language: | English |
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Washington, D.C
World Bank, Development Research Group, Finance
2001
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Series: | Policy research working paper
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Collection: | World Bank E-Library Archive - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Summary: | Large and foreign-owned institutions may have difficulty extending relationship loans to informationally opaque small firms. Bank distress does not appear to affect small business lending, although even small firms may react to bank distress by borrowing from multiple banks |
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Item Description: | "August 2001. - Includes bibliographical references (p. 31-36). - Title from title screen as viewed on Sept. 04, 2002 |