This online appendix includes supplemental materials for "Network-motivated Lending Decisions: A Rationale for Forbearance Lending'' by Ogura, Okui, and Saito. Online Appendix 1 contains the proofs of the propositions. Online Appendix 2 presents a numerical example for the theoretical model....

This document is the online appendix for "Entry, Imperfect Competition, and Futures Market for the Input." The paper to which these Appendices apply is available at the following URL:"http://ssrn.com/abstract=2025996" http://ssrn.com/abstract=2025996

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