How Does Long-Term Finance Affect Economic Volatility?

This paper examines how the ability to access long-term debt affects firm-level growth volatility. The analysis finds that firms in industries with stronger preference to use long-term finance relative to short-term finance experience lower growth...

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Main Authors: Demirguc-Kunt, Asli, Horváth, Bálint L., Huizinga, Harry
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2016
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/01/25801185/long-term-finance-affect-economic-volatility
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23703