Amid the global COVID-19 crisis, governments worldwide introduced measures to support private enterprises. This study utilizes a newly curated panel database, encompassing the financial records of firms in Peru, to investigate the impact of a substantial governmentbacked loan guarantee program,...

We evaluate the effects of government loan guarantees (GLGs) on small- and medium-sized enterprises’ (SMEs) credit availability, profitability, and expenditure on research and development (R&D) in China, using data of establishing government loan guarantee platforms (GLGPs) and financial...