The Effect of Electoral Competition on Government-Subsidized Small Business Loans: Evidence from Congressional Gerrymandering

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sahil Raina ◽  
Sheng-Jun Xu

2015 ◽  
Vol 7 (11) ◽  
pp. 62
Author(s):  
Hironobu Miyazaki ◽  
Hiroyuki Aman

This study examines the impact of a regional bank merger in Japan on borrowing by small businesses, focusing on firms that borrow from the acquiring bank, the acquired bank, or both. First, we find that post-merger borrowing costs declined. This result suggests that small borrowers enjoy more favorable post-merger financing conditions because efficiencies from economies of scale lead to lower costs. Second, we<strong> </strong>find that post-merger borrowing costs decline for firms that borrow only from the acquiring or acquired bank, whereas they did not decline for firms that borrow from both. Third, we find that only small business loans to firms that borrow from both the acquiring and acquired banks decrease post-merger. This result suggests that small business lending might decline because of a merged bank’s loan portfolio and lending strategy.











1983 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 18-27
Author(s):  
Dale Doreen ◽  
Farzad Farhoomand




2019 ◽  
Vol 52 ◽  
pp. 255-274 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dennis Bams ◽  
Magdalena Pisa ◽  
Christian C.P. Wolff


Author(s):  
Markku Vieru ◽  
Janne Peltoniemi

This study analyzes corporate social responsibility (CSR) issues in small business finance in Finland, especially within relationship banking. The study combines credit-file data obtained from a large local Finnish bank with a CSR questionnaire conducted with the bank's business loan managers. The credit-file data contain specific details of CSR characteristics, as well as relationship-, collateral-, firm-, and loan-specific characteristics. CSR, typically considered as a non-financial item, contains value-relevant financial information which affects the loan pricing level. The results show that both overinvestment in CSR and the value created by CSR are valid but connected to different CSR characteristics. Overinvestment is associated with the environment and value creation with diversity and employees. The results contribute to the understanding of the characteristics of CSR in the context of small business bank lending, as well as more generally to important implications for small firms, banks, and management practices.



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