Trade credit, cash holdings, and financial deepening: Evidence from a transitional economy

Journal of Banking and Finance

Volumn 36, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 2868-2883

  Wu, Wenfeng ^a   Rui, Oliver M ^b   Wu, Chongfeng ^a  

^a Shanghai Jiao Tong University   (China)

^b CHINA EUROPE INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SCHOOL   (China)

Author keywords

Cash; Financial deepening; Payables; Receivables; Trade credit

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858282306     PISSN: 03784266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbankfin.2011.04.009     Document Type: Article

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