2021
DOI: 10.1177/2340944420988294
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Creditor rights, monetary policy, financial crisis, and trade credit

Abstract: This article analyses how creditor rights affect the trade credit channel of monetary policy. We also aim to test whether these effects were conditioned by the global financial crisis of 2008. Using a sample of 15,356 firms from 29 countries (2001–2017), we found that in normal times or in countries not very severely affected by the financial crisis, trade credit receivables increase during monetary restrictions. Moreover, this increase is less pronounced as creditor protection strengthens. In countries strong… Show more

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“…It implies that trade credit supply was affected during the crisis. This finding supports the results by McGuinness and Hogan (2014) and Cantero-Saiz et al (2021). Average payment period is not much different in crisis and pre-crisis periods, but higher in post-crisis period.…”
Section: Empirical Analysis and Results Discussionsupporting
confidence: 91%
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“…It implies that trade credit supply was affected during the crisis. This finding supports the results by McGuinness and Hogan (2014) and Cantero-Saiz et al (2021). Average payment period is not much different in crisis and pre-crisis periods, but higher in post-crisis period.…”
Section: Empirical Analysis and Results Discussionsupporting
confidence: 91%
“…Previous studies also considered period 2008-2009 to control for the global financial crisis years(Cantero-Saiz et al, 2021;Ibrahim & Rizvi, 2018).…”
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“…44 Unsecured creditors, such as suppliers who offer trade payables, provide unsecured debt. 46 Rent, employee salaries, and tax liabilities are additional unsecured creditors. Unsecured debt is short-term in nature and is primarily determined by accounting records.…”
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confidence: 99%