-policy, particularly with respect to credit renegotiation efficiency. We find that a significant, yet limited, degree of relationship …

cash reserves or bank lines of credit. Banks create liquidity for firms by pooling their idiosyncratic risks. As a result …, firms with high aggregate risk find it costly to get credit lines from banks and opt for cash reserves in spite of higher … have a higher ratio of cash reserves to lines of credit, controlling for other determinants of liquidity policy. This …