The importance of relationships to the availability of credit

Journal of Banking and Finance

Volumn 22, Issue 6-8, 1998, Pages 959-977

  Cole, Rebel A ^a  

^a Employment Policies Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Asymmetric information; D82; E51; Firm lender relationship; G14; G21; Small business

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002881625     PISSN: 03784266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4266(98)00007-7     Document Type: Article

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