Trade Credit and the Effect of Macro-Financial Shocks : Evidence From U.S. Panel Data /

Many studies examine why firms are financed by their suppliers, but few empirical studies look at the macroeconomic implications of such financial arrangements. Using disaggregated panel data, we examine how firms extend and use trade credit. We find that, controlling for the transactions or asset m...

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Glavni autor: Kim, Yungsan
Daljnji autori: Choi, Woon
Format: Žurnal
Jezik:English
Izdano: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2003.
Serija:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2003/127
Online pristup:Full text available on IMF
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