Torre, Augusto de la; Martínez Pería, María Soledad; … - 2009
foster SME lending and attention has focused on improving the institutional environment, such that the financial system is … more willing to lend to SMEs. In this paper, we directly ask banks (the main providers of SME external finance) what … institutional framework play a role in banks' decisions. To do so, we use a unique survey of banks in Argentina and Chile, two …
