The impact of financial repression on manufacturing upgrade based on fractional Fourier transform and probability

This paper proposes a method combining fractional Fourier transform (FRFT) and a high peak-to-average power ratio suppression algorithm. Calculations show that as the order of the FRFT decreases, the peak-to-average power ratio of the signal gradually decreases; combined with the suppression algorithm can further reduce the peak-to-average power ratio of the system and solve the problem of the suppression algorithm affecting system performance. At the same time, this paper uses the 2012 World Bank survey data of Chinese manufacturing enterprises to study the influence of financial repression on the selection of financing channels of manufacturing enterprises. The research results show that financial repression has a significant impact on the choice of financing channels for manufacturing enterprises, which greatly increases the proportion of informal financial financing in the operating capital of enterprises and reduces the proportion of formal financial financing. Financial repression has led to an increase in the cost of formal financial financing, making enterprises choose informal financial channels for financing. Among them, large enterprises tend to choose commercial credit in informal finance, while small and medium-sized enterprises choose private credit It is possible to choose two financing channels, which reflects the ‘scale discrimination’ characteristics of financial repression.

A Literature Review of the Influence of Social Capital on Commercial Credit

As a typical informal system, social capital plays an important supplementary role in China’s economic transition period. Informal finance based on commercial credit plays a role in the economic cycle. However, there is currently a lack of literature to directly examine the impact of social capital on the use of commercial credit by enterprises. This article aims to systematically sort out the theoretical development of social capital on commercial credit, which mainly includes the definition of social capital, its effects, the influencing factors of commercial credit, and the summary of the existing research results of social capital on commercial credit. It is hoped that this literature review will provide guidance for future research.

When does informal finance help exports of emerging market firms? A contingent perspective

Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine whether the usage of informal finance helps exports of emerging market firms. Design/methodology/approach The study analyzes a large dataset of observations on emerging market firms. To address the issue of a non-random sample and correct for self-selection in the regression analyzes, this paper uses the two-stage Heckman procedure. In the first stage, this study uses a sample of 74,148 firms from 135 countries over an 11-year time period (2006 to 2016). In the second stage, which includes only firms involved in exports, the analyses are based on 13,608 observations on firms from 135 countries over the same time period. Findings The study finds that the usage of informal finance helps exports of emerging market firms. Furthermore, the interactive effect between informal finance and home country affluence also influences exports. Research limitations/implications The analyses do not account for destination market characteristics such as size and growth. Practical implications The study suggests that emerging market firms should not shy away from using informal finance which can often be more convenient, and sometimes cheaper, than formal finance. Informal finance’s timeliness might be particularly useful for pursuing strategies such as exporting. Originality/value Studies in international business implicitly assume that finance is available for pursuing strategies such as exports or foreign direct investment. However, formal finance is scarce in emerging markets. By drawing a linkage between informal finance and exports in emerging markets, the study adds to the international business literature. The study also examines joint and interactive effects of home country characteristics and deployment of informal finance on exporting.

The Role of Formal and Informal Finance in Economic Development

There is an apparent assumption amongst policymakers despite evidence of heavy and increasing reliance on informal finance, the co-existence of formal and informal financial markets, and linkages between informal finance and economic outcomes that, formal rather than informal finance, is needed for economic development. The objective of this study is to examine the role of formal and informal finance in Economic Development. We use White Heteroscedasticity Adjusted and Two-Stage Least Squares Regression for the estimation, with measures of the regulatory framework for protecting financial consumers as instruments. We find that, while access to formal financial services has a positive effect on economic development irrespective of a country’s income status, access to informal financial services may positively or negatively affect economic development depending on its source. Further, while formal finance on economic development is positive irrespective of a country’s level of development, informal finance is unfavourable for high and middle-income economies. Our findings indicate that the policy choice of broadening access to formal rather than informal financial services is in the right direction. Policymakers should thus intensify efforts at expanding access to formal financial services for enhanced economic development. Nevertheless, policymakers should be mindful of the source contingent impact of informal finance on economic development.

INFORMAL FINANCE IN SETTINGS OF POVERTY: ESTABLISHING AN AGENDA FOR FUTURE ENTREPRENEURSHIP RESEARCH

Entrepreneurship is viewed as a major tool in the effort to address poverty in emerging economies. Yet financing for such entrepreneurial ventures remains a major challenge. To date, most research on financing of entrepreneurial ventures among those in poverty in emerging economies has focused on formal financial tools such as microfinancing. However, a far larger financing tool employed in practice is informal financing. Such financing takes the shape of loans by family/friends/neighbors, private money lenders, or rotating savings groups. Very little is known about how these finance tools affect entrepreneurship. This article reviews the existing literature on informal finance in emerging economies and then develops a rich research agenda for scholars on informal finance in emerging economies and its role in entrepreneurship.

Financial inclusion, mobile banking, informal finance and financial exclusion: micro-level evidence from Morocco

PurposeThis study has a dual purpose. The first is constructing a financial inclusion index to investigate if the reforms implemented during the last decades at the macroeconomic and sectoral levels have contributed to increase the financial inclusion level in Morocco. The second is to deepen the investigation to explore the impact of these reforms at the microeconomic level, by focusing on six major issues: determinants of financial inclusion, links between individual characteristics and barriers to financial inclusion, determinants of mobile banking use, motivations for saving, credit objectives and determinants of resorting to informal finance.Design/methodology/approachFirst, the principal component analysis methodology is mobilized to construct a financial inclusion index for Morocco. Second, the probit model methodology on a micro-level database of 5,110 Moroccan adults is used.FindingsFirst, the financial inclusion index shows that financial inclusion in Morocco over the last two decades has followed different trends. The first period (1999–2004) was characterized by a slight upswing in the level of financial inclusion. In the second period (2004–2012), the level of financial inclusion increased significantly. During the third period (2012–2019), the financial inclusion maintained almost the same level. Second, empirical results showed that the determinants of formal finance and mobile banking are different from those of informal finance. Having a high educational attainment and being a participant in the labor market fosters financial inclusion. Concerning financial exclusion determinants, the results emphasized that a high educational attainment reduces the barriers leading to voluntary exclusion. As income level increases, barriers of involuntary exclusion such as “lack of money” become surmountable. Although "remoteness" and "high cost" are the major barriers to financial inclusion of all Moroccan social classes, the development of mobile banking allows to eliminate, smoothen and/or loosen all barriers sources of involuntary exclusion. As for the barriers causing voluntary exclusion, the Islamic finance model constitutes a lever for the inclusion of population segments excluded for religious reasons. As for the determinants of the recourse to informal finance, being a woman, an older person and having a low educational level (no more than secondary education) increase the probability to turn to informal finance.Research limitations/implicationsThe main limitation of this study is the non-availability of data on the two dimensions (quality and welfare) of financial inclusion. The composite index is constructed on the basis of two dimensions (access and use) for which data are available.Practical implicationsThis study has three main implications. In practice, with the launching of the National Strategy for Financial Inclusion, this work provides empirical grounded evidence that contributes to design financial inclusion policies in Morocco. In research, while the debate on financial inclusion, mobile banking and informal finance has been raging in recent years, Morocco, like many other African countries, has not received coverage on these topics at the household level.Social implicationsFor society, this study provides considerable insight about the segments of population that are financially excluded and the main reasons for their exclusion.Originality/valueThis study enriches the existing literature with four essential contributions. First, it analyzes the evolution of the level of financial inclusion in the Moroccan economy through the development of a synthetic index. Second, it is the first to study the Moroccan population's financial behavior on the basis of micro-level data, which will help understand more precisely their financial behavior and the main obstacles to their inclusion. Third, this study explores the determinants of the use of mobile banking. Fourth, it sheds some light on the main determinants of the recourse to informal finance.