Relationship lending and SMEs’ funding costs over the cycle: Why diversification of borrowing matters

Autor: Mikael Beatriz, Jerome Coffinet, Théo Nicolas
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Journal of Banking & Finance. 138:105471
ISSN: 0378-4266
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbankfin.2018.12.007
Popis: Using a unique panel design that enables to control for bank, firm, market and loan heterogeneities, we confirm that relationship lenders charge higher rates in good times and lower rates in bad times. However, we show that risky single-bank firms do not benefit from this insurance mechanism and are “held-up” by relationship lenders. Local bank competition and higher non-bank finance dependence alleviate this information-monopolistic behavior. Finally, long-term loans and small, non-trading-oriented and well-capitalized banks drive the benefits of relationship lending.
Databáze: OpenAIRE