IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/eee/finana/v103y2025ics1057521925002753.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

Specialization in Bank lending and firm deleveraging: Evidence from China

Author

Listed:
  • Ding, Zijia
  • Liu, Qian
  • Che, Dexin

Abstract

Amid China's ongoing economic transformation, addressing enterprise deleveraging and promoting high-quality development have become pressing priorities. This study, using data from Shanghai and Shenzhen A-shares from 2007 to 2022, establishes a theoretical foundation for understanding the impact of specialization in bank lending on corporate deleveraging. The findings indicate that specialization in bank lending primarily facilitates corporate deleveraging by alleviating financing constraints, strengthening internal and external supervision, and improving efficiency. These conclusions remain robust across a series of validation tests. Moreover, the effect is more pronounced among firms with strong-financial flexibility, high corporate resilience, a high degree of market development, and low currency uncertainty. Additionally, this impact is further amplified under supportive policy environments.

Suggested Citation

  • Ding, Zijia & Liu, Qian & Che, Dexin, 2025. "Specialization in Bank lending and firm deleveraging: Evidence from China," International Review of Financial Analysis, Elsevier, vol. 103(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:finana:v:103:y:2025:i:c:s1057521925002753
    DOI: 10.1016/j.irfa.2025.104188
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1057521925002753
    Download Restriction: Full text for ScienceDirect subscribers only
    File URL: https://libkey.io/10.1016/j.irfa.2025.104188?utm_source=ideas
    LibKey link: if access is restricted and if your library uses this service, LibKey will redirect you to where you can use your library subscription to access this item
    ---><---

    As the access to this document is restricted, you may want to search for a different version of it.

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:eee:finana:v:103:y:2025:i:c:s1057521925002753. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    We have no bibliographic references for this item. You can help adding them by using this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: Catherine Liu (email available below). General contact details of provider: http://www.elsevier.com/locate/inca/620166 .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.