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Financing patterns around the world : the role of institutions, Volume 1

Author:	Beck, Thorsten; Asl Demirguc-Kunt; Maksimovic, Vojislav;	Collection Title:	Policy, Research working paper series ; no. WPS 2905
Date Stored:	2002/11/11	Document Date:	2002/10/31
Document Type:	Policy Research Working Paper	Language:	English
Report Number:	WPS2905	Sub Sectors:	General finance sector
SubTopics:	International Terrorism & Counterterrorism; Payment Systems & Infrastructure; Housing Finance; Economic Theory & Research; Banks & Banking Reform; National Governance; Financial Intermediation; Decentralization	Volume No:	1

Summary: Using a firm-level survey database covering 48 countries, the authors investigate whether differences in financial and legal development affect the way firms finance their investments. The results indicate that external financing of investments is not a function of institutions, although the form of external finance is. The authors identify two explanations for this. First, legal and financial institutions affect different types of external finance in offsetting ways. Second, firm size is an important determinant of whether firms can have access to different types of external finance. Larger firms with financing needs are more likely to use external finance compared with small firms. The results also indicate that these firms are more likely to use external finance in more developed financial systems, particularly debt and equity finance. The authors also find evidence consistent with the pecking order theory in financially developed countries, particularly for large firms.


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