Showing 1 - 10 of 34
This paper uses data from a large survey of Chinese firms to investigate whether local government efforts to facilitate market development improve firm efficiency. Both government provision of information about products, markets, and innovation and government assistance in arranging loans are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011396037
Using a new and representative data set of Chinese household finance, this paper documents household access to and costs of finance, along with their correlates. As in most developing countries, informal finance is a crucial element of household finance, and wealth tends to be associated with...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012245630
This paper examines the role of firms' government connections, defined by government intervention in the appointments of Chief Executive Officers and the status of state ownership, in determining the severity of financial constraints faced by Chinese firms. In line with the previous literature,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011395637
Using a new, nationally representative sample of Chinese households, this paper studies how social capital affects access to credit and its implications for consumption levels. The paper focuses on two specific forms of social capital: private social networks and membership in the Communist...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012245559
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003832414
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003880162
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003465821
Using a large panel dataset of Chinese industrial firms, the authors examine the determinants of access to loans from formal financial intermediaries and extension of trade credit. Poorly performing state-owned enterprises were more likely to redistribute credit to firms with less privileged...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010521704
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011379455
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011316480