Credit market imperfections and economic development: Theory and evidence

Journal of Development Economics

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 351-387

  Ma, Chien Hui ^a,b   Smith, Bruce D ^a,c  

^a Cornell University ^*  (United States)

^b Central Bank of China   (Taiwan)

^c FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF MINNEAPOLIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Credit rationing; Growth

Indexed keywords

COSTLY-STATE-VERIFICATION PROBLEM; CREDIT MARKET; CREDIT MARKET INTERVENTION; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ECONOMIC GROWTH; MARKET IMPERFECTION; MODELLING APPROACH;

TAIWAN;

EID: 0030456315     PISSN: 03043878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0304-3878(95)00040-2     Document Type: Article

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