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| Type | Journal Article |
| Scope | Discipline-based scholarship |
| Title | Information asymmetry and foreign currency borrowing by small firms |
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| Item Subtype | Original Work |
| Refereed | Yes |
| Status | Published in final form |
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| Journal Title | Comparative Economic Studies |
| Publisher | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Geographical Reach | international |
| ISSN | 0888-7233 |
| Volume | 56 |
| Page Range | 110 - 131 |
| Date | 2014 |
| Abstract Text | We model how an information asymmetry between the lending bank and the applying firm about the currency structure of firm revenues may affect loan currency choice. Our framework features a trade-off between the lower cost of foreign currency debt and the costs of currency induced loan default. We show that under imperfect information about firm revenues more local earners choose foreign currency loans, as they do not bear the full cost of the corresponding credit risk. This result is consistent with recent evidence showing that information asymmetries may increase foreign currency borrowing by retail clients in the transition economies. |
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| Digital Object Identifier | 10.1057/ces.2013.9 |
| Other Identification Number | merlin-id:8440 |
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