This paper studies the role of ownership structure in determining the relationship between firm characteristics and credit constraints affecting firm level investment. Firm size is a significant determinant of credit constraints in case of business group un-affiliated firms, domestic firms, and...

We study the interaction between imperfect information and financial frictions and its role in driving financial crises in small open economies. We use a model where households observe income growth but do not perceive whether the underlying shocks are permanent or transitory and borrowing is...

We investigate how intangible capital in form of intellectual property, such as patents, might mitigate financing constraints. While scholars have already argued that patents might have a signalling value reducing information asymmetries between borrowers and lenders, we quantify the value of...

This study investigates whether and how organization capital affects corporate financial constraints faced by Chinese small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Using SMEs listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange from 2001 to 2019, we find that organization capital significantly alleviates...

We explore the intertwined dynamics of asset prices and the macroeconomy in a Behavioural model of Credit Cycles (BCC) characterized by a credit friction à la Kiyotaki and Moore and heterogeneous expectations cum heuristic switching à la Brock and Hommes. This behavioural approach allows to...

This paper provides novel evidence that reduced financial constraints increase physical capital quality and, consequently, productivity. We use a novel project-level investment dataset from India, CapEx, with data on project cost, capacity added to the firm, and investment’s product category....