Ende der 80er/Anfang der 90er ereignete sich eine der historisch einzustufenden Zäsuren der Geschichte: der Zusammenbruch des östlichen Wirtschafts- und Hegemoniesystems. Die Länder Mittel- und Osteuropas leiteten eine Transformation ihrer Rechts-, Wirtschafts- und ihrer politischen Ordnungen...

We examine how economic policy uncertainty (EPU) impacts on Chinese firm's trade credit. We find a significant negative relationship between EPU and both firm's account payable (receiving) and account receivable (offering). These results were more pronounced for non-state-owned enterprises,...

We examine the impact of policy uncertainty on trade credit. We document a decline (increase) in accounts payable and receivable during periods of high (low) policy uncertainty. The relation is robust and holds after controlling for endogeneity, economic and political uncertainties, and the...

This research investigates the relationship between government economic policy uncertainty (EPU) and trade credit and its value implication for U.S. public firms. We find that firms curtail their receivables periods and face shorter payables periods from suppliers during high EPU. The impact of...