Policy-based Loans to Korean SME Exporters and the Intensive Margin of Exports
| Autor: | Unjung Whang, Kyong Hyun Koo |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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| Zdroj: | East Asian Economic Review, Vol 26, Iss 3, Pp 179-204 (2022) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2508-1640 2508-1667 |
| DOI: | 10.11644/KIEP.EAER.2022.26.3.410 |
| Popis: | This study examines the extent to which policy-based loans to SME exporters affect their export performance (the intensive margin of exports). We also investigate the heterogeneous export effects of policy-based loans that may depend on firm- and industry-specific characteristics, such as credit ratings, debt-to-assets ratios, firm size and age. To do so, we conduct a survey, of 1,000 Korean SMEs, that collect information on firm-level exports and policy-based loans. The main empirical findings strongly support that SMEs that receive policy-based loans tend to increase their export volumes. However, these loans’ positive impact on exports are only valid for SME exporters with credit scores of 12 or greater (that is, SMEs that have difficulty accessing the external financial market). The estimation results with respect to SMEs’ dependence on external financing imply that policy-based loans for SMEs in sectors that are heavily dependent on external finance are effective in that they are instrumental in increasing these firms’ exports. These empirical findings emphasize the importance of the external financial market to SME exporters who face various up-front investments that are related to their exporting activities. |
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