In this study, we use data from the SSBFs to provide new information about the use of credit by small businesses in the U.S. More specifically, we first analyze firms that do and do not use credit; and then analyze why some firms use trade credit while others use bank credit. We find that one in...

The social capital has strengthened the solidarity funds when the legal mechanisms and institutions for monitoring and assistance would not have been present. The aim of this paper is to analyze the effect of social capital on productivity and performance of the Mexican solidarity funds. For...

To operate in China requires a thorough knowledge of the cultural-political conditions that characterize it and which may result in trade barriers with the western countries. Culture is critical to the development of business relations in China, and the behavior of firms can not be properly...