Financial constraints, global engagement, and firm survival in the United Kingdom: Evidence from micro data

Scottish Journal of Political Economy

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 444-464

  Bridges, Sarah ^a   Guariglia, Alessandra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Financial constraints; Firm survival; Global engagement

Indexed keywords

CREDIT PROVISION; FINANCIAL CRISIS; FINANCIAL SYSTEM; MICROECONOMICS; PANEL DATA; PROBABILITY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 48649097201     PISSN: 00369292     EISSN: 14679485     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9485.2008.00461.x     Document Type: Article

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