Asiedu, Elizabeth; Freeman, James A.; Nti-Addae, Akwasi - In: American Economic Review 102 (2012) 3, pp. 532-37
This paper employs data from the 1998 and 2003 Survey of Small Business Finances to analyze whether, after controlling for observable factors that influence loan decisions, there is a significant difference in the loan approval rate and the interest rate charged on approved loans for businesses...