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Determinants and consequences of soft budget constraints An empirical analysis using enterprise‐level data in transition countries1

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  • Céline Bignebat
  • Fabian Gouret

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This paper presents empirical work grounded in the soft budget constraint (SBC) literature. A loan is soft when a bank cannot commit the enterprise to hold to a fixed initial budget and/or the timing of repayment. Using data collected by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) (Business Environment and Enterprise Performance Survey (BEEPS), 2002) in 26 transition economies, we analyze the determinants of managers’ expectations of having a soft loan. In particular, we find that managers’ expectations are lower when the initial financing requires collateral, and higher for larger firms and when firms had recently experienced financial distress. We also provide evidence that managers’ expectations influence their price responsiveness.

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  • Céline Bignebat & Fabian Gouret, 2008. "Determinants and consequences of soft budget constraints An empirical analysis using enterprise‐level data in transition countries1," The Economics of Transition, The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, vol. 16(3), pages 503-535, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:etrans:v:16:y:2008:i:3:p:503-535
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0351.2008.00324.x
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