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A Transactions Theory of Trade Credit Use
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This paper derives a transactions theory of trade credit use from the motives of trading partners to economize on the joint costs of exchange. In the formal analysis, uncertain delivery time is used to generate a demand by firms to hold inventories of both goods and money. Trade credit is viewed as a mechanism that separates the exchange of money from the uncertainty present in the exchange of goods. By forewarning both trading partners of the timing of money flows, credit permits a reduction in precautionary money holdings and the more effective management of net money accumulations.
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- Authors
- Ferris, J. S.
- Affiliations
- Carleton University (CA)
- Corresponding author
- Ferris, J. Stephen
- ORCID
- Ferris, J. Stephen
- Venue
- The Quarterly Journal of Economics
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Published
- 1981-05
- Volume
- 96
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 243
- ISSN
- 0033-5533 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2013704297
- Cited by
- 603
- References
- 16
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- FWCI
- 2.98
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- The Quarterly Journal of Economics (publishedVersion)
- RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Accounting › Working Capital and Financial Performance
- Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Management Science and Operations Research › Supply Chain and Inventory Management
- Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Finance › Banking stability, regulation, efficiency
- Keywords
- trade credit, inventory holding, exchange costs, financial flows
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