Greasing the wheels of bank lending: Evidence from private firms in China

Journal of Banking and Finance

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 2533-2545

  Chen, Yunling ^a   Liu, Ming ^b   Su, Jun ^c  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c BEIJING TECHNOLOGY AND BUSINESS UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Alternative governance mechanisms; Bank lending; Corruption

Indexed keywords

EID: 84877632282     PISSN: 03784266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbankfin.2013.02.002     Document Type: Article

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