The relevant disclosure policies in China are late and weakly binding in comparison to developed capital markets like the US, which have systematic and mandatory patent disclosure requirements. As a result, Chinese companies are more selective in their patent disclosure actions, which causes...

This paper examines the impacts of borrowers' discouragement, self-perceived discrimination to apply for bank financing and appetite for risk-taking on preferences for external financing amongst ethnic minority businesses (EMBs) in the UK. Our results suggest three main reasons for borrower...