El uso de colateral es una de las características definitorias de los contratos de préstamos. En este trabajo se investiga si la intensidad de la relación entre bancos y prestatarios y la concentración del mercado de los préstamos permiten la extracción de rentas de información a través...

​This paper investigates if relationship lending and bank market concentration permit informational rent extraction through collateral. We use equity IPOs as informational shocks that erode rent seeking opportunities. Using unique loan data from China, we find collateral incidence increases...

This paper investigates if relationship lending and bank market concentration permit informational rent extraction through collateral. We use equity IPOs as informational shocks that erode rent seeking opportunities. Using unique loan data from China, we find collateral incidence increases with...

This paper investigates if informational monopolies resulting from relationship lending and bank market concentration allow for rent extraction through collateral. Our identification strategy hinges on the notion that informational equalization shocks (such as equity IPOs) erode rent seeking...

The use of collateral is one of the defining characteristics of loan contracts. This paper investigates if relationship lending and market concentration allow for informational rent extraction through collateral. We use equity IPO data as informational shocks that erode rent-seeking...

The use of collateral is one of the defining characteristics of loan contracts. This paper investigates if relationship lending and market concentration permit the extraction of informational rents through collateral. We apply equity IPOs as informational shocks that erode rent seeking...