The uniqueness of short-term collateralization / Leora Klapper

A secured letter-of-credit loan allows a lender to make larger loans than would be permissible on an unsecured basis, maximizing a risky borrower's investment capital. Empirical evidence shows that secured letters of credit are used by borrowers who are informationally opaque and have higher ob...

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Hauptverfasser:Klapper, Leora
Körperschaften:World Bank
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Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht:Washington, D.C : World Bank, Development Research Group, Finance, 2001
Schriftenreihe:Policy research working paper
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Zusammenfassung:A secured letter-of-credit loan allows a lender to make larger loans than would be permissible on an unsecured basis, maximizing a risky borrower's investment capital. Empirical evidence shows that secured letters of credit are used by borrowers who are informationally opaque and have higher observable risk. Such borrowers also have fewer growth opportunities and are less likely to pay dividends
Beschreibung:"February 2001"--Cover. - Includes bibliographical references (p. 32-33). - Title from title screen as viewed on Sept. 18, 2002
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