Using a unique sample of Italian manufacturing firms, we investigate the impact of
relationship lending on firms' use of trade credit. We find that firms maintaining close and …

Using detailed data on European manufacturing firms, this paper investigates the role of firm-
bank relationships and lending technologies in firms' access to credit during the 2007–2009 …

High secrecy cultures are characterized by a preference for confidentiality and non-
disclosure of information. This study documents the impact of cultural differences in secrecy …

This paper analyses the role of lending technologies and banking relationships on firms'
credit access in Italy. Using EFIGE firm-level data, we show that the depth and strength of …

Purpose The study explores how the intention to export affects financing and non-financing
variables for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in a low-income country (LIC). The …

Although the literature underlines the importance of finance in international trade, no prior
study has examined the causal links between market power in banking and export …

This article scrutinises China's unexpected economic ascent as an industrial dynamo
despite an underdeveloped institutional framework, driven by a fusion of the Currency and …

The cross-border personnel mobility has emerged as a crucial feature and trend in the
process of globalization. This paper examines the impact of unilateral visa-free-entry …

Using a unique proprietary dataset from a large European commercial bank containing
granular loan-level information on credit lines to mid-corporate firms, we investigate the …

We study the aggregate effects of credit relationships in an economy where lenders provide
liquidity and expertise to firms in distress. Lenders' effort in the restructuring of firms' …