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Inequalities in Firms’ Access to Credit in Latin America

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  • Makler Harry

    (Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA;University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada)

  • Ness Walter L.

    (Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro – RJ, Brazil)

  • Tschoegl Adrian E.

    (Department of Management, Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA)

Abstract

A variety of social and economic institutions have contributed to the decline in poverty and inequality in Latin America. We focus on the bank-SME nexus because of the importance of banks as a source of finance for small and medium enterprises (SMEs), and the potential role that SMEs can play as sources of innovation, employment, and in reducing poverty and inequality. Our regression analysis of data from World Bank (WB) surveys of firms in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, and Mexico shows that firms that are smaller, newer, less technically advanced, and less well-located firms are more likely to report being credit constrained. The factors that did not count are executive characteristics such as gender, education, and experience in the sector, and firm performance or foreign ownership. Firms that worked with several banks, developed affiliations to business groups or were in trade and political associations were less likely to report credit constraint.

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  • Makler Harry & Ness Walter L. & Tschoegl Adrian E., 2013. "Inequalities in Firms’ Access to Credit in Latin America," Global Economy Journal, De Gruyter, vol. 13(3), pages 283-318, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:bpj:glecon:v:13:y:2013:i:3:p:283-318:n:2
    DOI: 10.1515/gej-2013-0024
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    1. Emilio Gutierrez & David Jaume & Martín Tobal, 2023. "Do Credit Supply Shocks Affect Employment in Middle-Income Countries?," American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, American Economic Association, vol. 15(4), pages 1-36, November.
    2. Mehmet Civelek & Ibrahim Dursun & Ashiqur Rahman, "undated". "How Perceptions of Bank Financing Constraints Differ Among Characteristics of SMEs: Evidence from Turkey," Review of Socio - Economic Perspectives 201818, Reviewsep.
    3. Andrew E. Hansen‐Addy & Mario Davide Parrilli & Ishmael Tingbani, 2025. "The impact of the regulatory business environment on SMEs' funding choices in developing countries: Evidence from Africa," International Journal of Finance & Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 30(1), pages 941-960, January.

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