“…For instance, there is evidence that loans between related firms are a sign of tunneling in China (Jiang, Lee, and Yue, 2010) and Mexico (La Porta, Lópezde-Silanes, and Zamarripa, 2003). On the other hand, Buchuk et al (2014), Gopalan, Nanda, and Seru (2007), and Santioni, Schiantarelli, and Strahan (2017) argue that loans alleviate financial constraints in their samples of Chilean, Indian, and Italian groups respectively.…”