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ID170110
Title ProperProximity, information, and loan pricing in internal capital markets
Other Title Informationevidence from China
LanguageENG
AuthorQian, Xuesong
Summary / Abstract (Note)We examine the effect of geographic proximity on loan pricing in internal capital markets by focusing on the role of information. Using a hand-collected dataset on entrusted loans within business groups in China, we find that loan prices are positively associated with the distance between borrowers and lenders, which suggests that a reduction in distance facilitates the monitoring of borrowers and gathering of soft information by lenders. Results remain unchanged after controlling for potential endogeneity. Our findings are further pronounced (1) for lenders with headquarters that are time constrained; (2) during the early years of our sample period, when the Internet and transportation infrastructure were less developed; and (3) for borrowers for whom information uncertainty is likely to be substantial and soft information is likely to be valuable, such as young borrowers and borrowers in different industries to lenders. This paper sheds new light on the role of geographic proximity in intra-group loans within business groups.
`In' analytical NoteChina Economic Review , No.54; Apr 2019: p.434-456
Journal SourceChina Economic Review 2019-04
Key WordsInformation Asymmetry ;  Proximity ;  Intra-Group Loans ;  Internal Capital Markets ;  Loan Pricing