-country staggered geographic variation in the policy of foreign bank lending in China. The paper finds that after foreign bank entry …This paper studies the impact of foreign bank entry on domestic firms' access to bank credit using a within … profitable firms use more long-term bank loans; whereas firms with higher value of potential collateral do not. It also finds …

China employs a unique foreign bank entry model. Instead of allowing full foreign control of domestic banks, foreign … investors are expected to commit to bank corporate governance improvement and new technology support. In this context, the paper … examines the effect of foreign strategic investors on Chinese bank performance. Based on a unique data set of bank ownership …