Credit channel, trade credit channel, and inventory investment: Evidence from a panel of UK firms

Journal of Banking and Finance

Volumn 30, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 2835-2856

  Guariglia, Alessandra ^a   Mateut, Simona ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coverage ratio; Financing constraints; Inventory investment; Trade credit

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747330193     PISSN: 03784266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbankfin.2005.11.002     Document Type: Article

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