-enhancing investment in relationship-specific assets by signalling creditworthiness and long-term planning horizon of their borrowers. We … empirically confirm this hypothesis by showing that industries dependent on relationship-specific investment from their suppliers …-specific investment ; growth …

Banks (but not stock markets) promote economic growth by facilitating relationship-specific investment between buyers …-specific investment motivate this economic channel: A supplier is reluctant to undertake relationship-specific investment as she cannot … from 28 industries in 90 countries confirm that industries dependent on relationship-specific investment from their …

-enhancing investment in relationship-specific assets by signalling creditworthiness and long-term planning horizon of their borrowers. We … empirically confirm this hypothesis by showing that industries dependent on relationship-specific investment from their suppliers …

relationship-specific investment. Then we empirically confirm this prediction by showing that industries dependent on relationship …-specific investment from their suppliers grow disproportionately faster in countries with a high level of financial development and in US …

proportions of real investment to run a financial sector. Human capital allocated to financial activities will improve long …