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Trade Credit Financing and Firm Growth: A Panel Study of Listed Firms in Africa

In: The Palgrave Handbook of Africa’s Economic Sectors

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  • Stanley Kojo Dary

    (University for Development Studies)

  • Haruna Issahaku

    (University for Development Studies)

  • Benjamin Musah Abu

    (University for Development Studies)

Abstract

Globally, trade credit is an important element of interfirm trade among non-financial firms. In response to the limited empirical evidence on trade credit financing and firm growth nexus, especially in Africa, this chapter examines the effects of trade credit financing on firm growth in African countries. It employs a panel of publicly listed firms in nineteen African countries for the period 1998–2016 from COMPUSTAT. Due to endogeneity and non-separability concerns, the chapter employs three stage least squares estimation procedure. Trade credit financing is found to have a statistically and economically significant positive impact on firm growth in Africa. The findings are robust to different measures of firm growth and trade credit financing. Therefore, policies that facilitate trade credit activity can spur firm growth in Africa.

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  • Stanley Kojo Dary & Haruna Issahaku & Benjamin Musah Abu, 2022. "Trade Credit Financing and Firm Growth: A Panel Study of Listed Firms in Africa," Springer Books, in: Evelyn F. Wamboye & Bichaka Fayissa (ed.), The Palgrave Handbook of Africa’s Economic Sectors, pages 551-576, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-3-030-75556-0_21
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-75556-0_21
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    Keywords

    Trade credit; Short-term finance; Trade credit motives; Firm growth; 3SLS; Africa;
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    JEL classification:

    • G32 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Financing Policy; Financial Risk and Risk Management; Capital and Ownership Structure; Value of Firms; Goodwill
    • D22 - Microeconomics - - Production and Organizations - - - Firm Behavior: Empirical Analysis
    • L66 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Manufacturing - - - Food; Beverages; Cosmetics; Tobacco

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