Regional Bank Consolidation and SMEs’ Credit Availability: Evidence from China
We conjecture that locally government-led bank consolidation may negatively affect the SMEs’ credit availability in China because the breakdown of privately benefit-based relationships among small business borrowers, loan officers, and senior managers could reduce loan officers’ incentives to use th...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
2021-01-01
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| Series: | Complexity |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/8509991 |
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| Summary: | We conjecture that locally government-led bank consolidation may negatively affect the SMEs’ credit availability in China because the breakdown of privately benefit-based relationships among small business borrowers, loan officers, and senior managers could reduce loan officers’ incentives to use their soft information. Empirical results show that this is indeed the case. |
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| ISSN: | 1076-2787 1099-0526 |