The ability of banks to lend to informationally opaque small businesses
By: Allen N. Berger, Leora F. Klapper, Gregory F. Udell.
Contributors: Klapper, Leora.; Udell, Gregory F., 1946-; World Bank. Development Research Group. Finance.
Series: Policy research working paper ;; 2656; Policy research working papers (Online) ;; 2656.
Publisher: World Bank, Development Research Group, Finance
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Washington, D.C
Language: eng
Format: Electronic resource
Subjects: Small business.; Commercial loans.; Bank loans.; Financial institutions.
Description: Large and foreign-owned institutions may have difficulty extending relationship loans to informationally opaque small firms. Bank distress does not appear to affect small business lending, although even small firms may react to bank distress by borrowing from multiple banks.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 31-36).
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