Bank size, lending technologies, and small business finance

Journal of Banking and Finance

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 724-735

  Berger, Allen N ^a,b,c   Black, Lamont K ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD   (United States)

Author keywords

Banks; G21; G28; G34; L14; Lending technologies; Relationship lending; Small business

Indexed keywords

EID: 78651448698     PISSN: 03784266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbankfin.2010.09.004     Document Type: Article

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