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Does Distance Still Matter? The Information Revolution in Small Business Lending

Petersen, Mitchell A., Rajan, Raghuram G.·2002·The Journal of Finance
DOI 10.1111/1540-6261.00505
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The distance between small firms and their lenders is increasing, and they are communicating in more impersonal ways. After documenting these systematic changes, we demonstrate they do not arise from small firms locating differently, consolidation in the banking industry, or biases in the sample. Instead, improvements in lender productivity appear to explain our findings. We also find distant firms no longer have to be the highest quality credits, indicating they have greater access to credit. The evidence indicates there has been substantial development of the financial sector, even in areas such as small business lending.

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Authors
Petersen, M. A., & Rajan, R. G.
Venue
The Journal of Finance
Publisher
Wiley
Published
2002-12
Volume
57
Issue
6
Pages
2533-2570
ISSN
  • 0022-1082 (ISSN-L)
  • 1540-6261
DOI
10.1111/1540-6261.00505
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2,150
References
4
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74.32
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journal article
Language
en
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