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Curbing Shocks to Corporate Liquidity: The Role of Trade Credit

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  • Amberg, Niklas

    (Department of Economics)

  • Jacobson, Tor

    (Research Department, Central Bank of Sweden)

  • von Schedvin, Erik

    (Research Department, Central Bank of Sweden)

  • Townsend, Robert

    (Department of Economics)

Abstract

Using data on exogenous liquidity losses generated by the fraud and failure of a cash-intransit firm, we demonstrate a causal impact on firms’ trade credit usage. We find that firms manage liquidity shortfalls by increasing the amount of drawn credit from suppliers and decreasing the amount issued to customers. The compounded trade credit adjustments are at least as great, if not greater than corresponding adjustments in cash holdings, suggesting that trade credit positions are economically important sources of reserve liquidity. The underlying mechanism in trade credit adjustments is in part due to shifts in credit durations—both upstream and downstream.

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  • Amberg, Niklas & Jacobson, Tor & von Schedvin, Erik & Townsend, Robert, 2016. "Curbing Shocks to Corporate Liquidity: The Role of Trade Credit," Working Paper Series 320, Sveriges Riksbank (Central Bank of Sweden).
  • Handle: RePEc:hhs:rbnkwp:0320
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    Liquidity management; Trade credit; Risk sharing;
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    • D22 - Microeconomics - - Production and Organizations - - - Firm Behavior: Empirical Analysis
    • G30 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - General

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