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Relationship lending and SME financing in the continental European bank-based system

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  • Ginés Hernández-Cánovas
  • Pedro Martínez-Solano

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  • Ginés Hernández-Cánovas & Pedro Martínez-Solano, 2010. "Relationship lending and SME financing in the continental European bank-based system," Small Business Economics, Springer, vol. 34(4), pages 465-482, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:sbusec:v:34:y:2010:i:4:p:465-482
    DOI: 10.1007/s11187-008-9129-7
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    Keywords

    Relationship lending; SME; Competition; Commitment; Asymmetric information; Cost of debt; Loan availability; Trust; Guarantees; G21; G24; G32; L26;
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    JEL classification:

    • G21 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Banks; Other Depository Institutions; Micro Finance Institutions; Mortgages
    • G24 - Financial Economics - - Financial Institutions and Services - - - Investment Banking; Venture Capital; Brokerage
    • G32 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Financing Policy; Financial Risk and Risk Management; Capital and Ownership Structure; Value of Firms; Goodwill
    • L26 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Entrepreneurship

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