To analyze whether the occurrence of elections affects access to credit for firms, we perform an investigation using … firm-level data covering 44 developed and developing countries. The results show that elections impair access to credit …. Specifically, firms are more credit-constrained in election years and pre-election years as elections exacerbate political …

To analyze whether the occurrence of elections affects access to credit for firms, we perform an investigation using … firm-level data covering 44 developed and developing countries. The results show that elections impair access to credit …. Specifically, firms are more credit-constrained in election years and pre-election years as elections exacerbate political …

for poverty alleviation, adopted by Government of India since independence. It was implemented in year 2006, starting with … the first phase of 200 most backward districts in India. Two more consecutive phases were implemented to cover all rural … regions in India but, even after almost 6 years of its implementation, it has not been adequately analyzed for its effect on …

government-subsidized credit, and that larger businesses and politically-important industries capture larger shares of the …