Firm age and the evolution of borrowing costs: Evidence from Japanese small firms

Journal of Banking and Finance

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1970-1981

  Sakai, Koji ^a   Uesugi, Iichiro ^a   Watanabe, Tsutomu ^a  

^a HITOTSUBASHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Credit allocation; Firm dynamics; Relationship banking; Reputation; Selection

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953542827     PISSN: 03784266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbankfin.2010.01.001     Document Type: Article

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