stable finance. One efficient way to promote SME financing is through credit guarantee schemes, where the government … analysis of factors that determine optimal credit guarantee ratio. The ratio should be able to fulfill the government's goal of … results show that three categories of factors can determine the optimal credit guarantee ratio: (i) government policy, (ii …

of these enterprises is their difficulty in accessing finance from banks and other financial institutions. The Credit … is a credit guarantee program initiated by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas that enables enterprises and cooperatives to …

2015, we test whether young businesses are more likely to face credit rejections from lenders than their older peers. Our … the issue of sample selection bias potentially affecting our data. Additional tests also reveal that credit constraints … viability of credit and, thus, ensure the growth of young businesses in the Euro area. …

corruption, may affect the access to credit for micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs). Using a sample of 68 …-quality institutional environment on the access to credit by small firms. …

2014. We explore the dynamic adjustment process following this credit supply shock. In counties where the largest banks had … a high market share, the aggregate flow of small business credit fell, interest rates rose, fewer businesses expanded …, unemployment rose, and wages fell from 2006 to 2010. While the flow of credit recovered after 2010 as other lenders slowly filled …

market-friendly business model and supporting scheme to help SMEs gain access to credit on a sustainable basis. Given the …

This paper documents and analyzes the gender gap in the online credit market. Using data from Renrendai, a leading peer …

We study the role of the bank-lending channel in propagating fluctuations in commodity prices to credit aggregates and … aggressively, supporting the hypothesis that the overall credit response to commodity prices works also through the credit supply …

Standard economic theory says that unsecured, high-interest, short-term debt — such as borrowing via credit cards and … income shock of unemployment. Instead, individuals smooth their credit card debt and overdrafts by adjusting consumption. We … first use detailed longitudinal information on debit and credit card transactions, account balances, and credit lines from a …