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Using a Bayesian vector autoregression (BVAR) identified with a mix of sign and zero restrictions, we show that a restrictive bank loan supply shock has a strong and persistent negative impact on real GDP and the GDP deflator. This result comes about even though flows of other sources of...

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The commitment role of equity financing

Fahn, Matthias; Wamser, Georg; Merlo, Valeria - 2017

Existing theories of a firm's optimal capital structure seem to fail in explaining why many healthy and profitable firms rely heavily on equity financing, even though benefits associated with debt (like tax shields) appear to be high and the bankruptcy risk low. This holds in particular for...

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Patent collateral and access to debt

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Support for the SME supporting factor : multi-country empirical evidence on systematic risk factor for SME loans

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Cyclicality of SME lending and government involvement in banks

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Lending relationships in Germany : empirical evidence from survey data

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Basel III and SME bank finance in Germany

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This paper examines how Basel III capital reforms affected bank lending in Ger- many. We focus on the increase of minimum risk-based capital requirements and the introduction of the leverage ratio. The announcement of stricter risk-based capital regulation significantly affected low capitalized...

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Gendered access to finance : the role of team formation, idea quality, and implementation constraints in business evaluations

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We analyze gender discrimination in entrepreneurship finance. Access to finance is crucial for entrepreneurial success, yet constraints for women are particularly pronounced. We structurally unpack whether loan officers evaluate business ideas and implementation constraints differently for male...

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Complementing business training with access to finance : evidence from SMEs in Kenya

Ashraf, Anik; Lyons, Elizabeth - 2023

In this paper, we study the complementarity between business training and access to financial capital for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Kenya. All participants in a business training program are offered training. One-third of participants are offered loans immediately after training...

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