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Does Financial Constraint Hinder Firm Growth?

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  • Chunyang Wang
  • Sujuan Zhao
  • Haitao Zheng
  • Yiyi Bai

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Financial constraint is a major obstacle for firm growth in emerging economies. Using a World Business Environment Survey (WEBS) dataset, we find that formal financing constraint hampers firm growth. Small firms suffer more than large ones from financial constraint, whereas there is no significant difference between state-owned enterprises (SOEs) and non-SOEs. Our results are robust when we use collateral constraint as an instrumental variable for formal financial constraint. We provide supporting evidence for the promulgation of financial liberalization, which can help alleviate financial constraint, enhance firm growth, and therefore improve economic resilience and prevent financial risks in an emerging economy such as China.

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  • Chunyang Wang & Sujuan Zhao & Haitao Zheng & Yiyi Bai, 2022. "Does Financial Constraint Hinder Firm Growth?," Emerging Markets Finance and Trade, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 58(15), pages 4195-4206, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:mes:emfitr:v:58:y:2022:i:15:p:4195-4206
    DOI: 10.1080/1540496X.2022.2069490
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    1. Ruize Cai & Kyung Hwan Yun & Minho Kim, 2022. "Financing Constraints and Corporate Value in China: The Moderating Role of Multinationality and Ownership Type," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(19), pages 1-22, September.

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