Do lending relationships matter? Evidence from bank survey data in Germany

Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 339-359

  Lehmann, Erik ^a   Neuberger, Doris ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROSTOCK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Lending relationships; Small business; Social interactions; Trust

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035429891     PISSN: 01672681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-2681(01)00151-2     Document Type: Article

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