banks, and widening the scope of collateral are possible ways to facilitate increased bank borrowing by SMEs … medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the People's Republic of China (PRC) and five Southeast Asian economies (Indonesia … finance since the global financial crisis, including sources of credit, lender types, and collateral types. First, SMEs …

Using a sample of hi-tech Chinese small and medium-size enterprises (SMEs), we compare financing costs for family and … nonfamily firms. We find that family SMEs enjoy relatively lower average financing costs through mitigating agency problems, the … provision of greater collateral, and the reliance on internal finance. Family firms may also make better use of their advantage …