Credit rationing and the use of collateral are widely observed in debt financing. To our view there is yet no … collateral is limited. In our model we show that credit rationing and the use of collateral are always necessary for debt … resulting from the information asymmetry. Furthermore, we extend the set of possible collateral to property rights over physical …

The ex ante theory of collateral states that better informed lenders, such as informal lenders, rely less on collateral …. We test this by contrasting the use of collateral between formal and informal lenders in the same market. Indeed, formal … lenders rely more often on collateral, controlling for conventional determinants of collateral. Moreover, better information …

We offer a new test of the ex ante theory of collateral. Theory states that lenders rely less on collateral if they … have better information about borrowers. We test this by contrasting the use of collateral between formal and – better … informed – informal lenders in a developing financial market. Indeed, formal lenders rely about 40% more often on collateral …

) and a specification of the amount of collateral per dollar of lending. The latter is summarized by the margin or "haircut …" associated with the loan. Some key models of endogenous collateral constraints imply that the primary equilibrating force will be … the part of borrowers has profound effects on asset prices. Quantitative analysis of a model of collateral equilibrium …

We establish that a monopoly bank never uses collateral as a screening device. A pooling equilibrium always exists in … which all borrowers pay the same interest rate and put zero collateral. Absence of screening leads to socially inefficient …

Asset-based lending, the supply of loans based on floating collateral, is an important source of funding for small .rms … firms. Close monitoring of collateral by lenders results in an informational advantage for the incumbent lender and third …